17 A wicked messenger falls into adversity , But a faithful envoy brings healing .

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 13:17

Commentary on Proverbs 13:17

(Read Proverbs 13:17)

Those that are wicked, and false to Christ and to the souls of men, do mischief, and fall into mischief; but those that are faithful, find sound words healing to others and to themselves.