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A wickedרָשָׁעmessengerמַלְאָךְfallsיִפֹּלinto evil,בְּרָעbut a faithfulאֱמוּנִיםenvoyוְצִירis healing.מַרְפֵּא
Proverbs 13:17
Study it in the app“A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful envoy is healing.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:17, word by word
- A wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- messengerמַלְאָךְmalach
messenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malach” appears- fallsיִפֹּלyipol
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yipol” appears- into evilרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- but a faithfulאֱמוּנִיםemunim
faithfulness
Faithfulness: being worthy of trust.
Where else “emunim” appears- envoyצִירtsir
envoy
A messenger sent to another people.
Where else “tsir” appears- is healingמַרְפֵּאmarpe
healing
What heals a wound; without remedy is without any possibility of cure.
Where else “marpe” appears
The context
16Every shrewd man acts with knowledge, but the senseless spreads out folly.
17 · This verse (above)
18Poverty and disgrace come to whoever ignores correction, but whoever heeds reproof will be honored.