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169 of 213">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מַלְאָ֣ךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/malach_4397.htm" title="mal·'Ach: messenger -- Occurrence 56 of 64.">mal-’āḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">A messenger</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7563: 1) wicked, criminal <BR> 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) <BR> 1b) wicked (hostile to God) <BR> 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man)">7563</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7563 -- Occurrence 161 of 262">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">רָ֭שָׁע<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/rasho_7563.htm" title="Ra·sho': A wicked -- Occurrence 11 of 16.">rā-šā‘</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">wicked</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5307: 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to fall <BR> 1a2) to fall (of violent death) <BR> 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before <BR> 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of <BR> 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result <BR> 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to <BR> 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate <BR> 1b2) to overthrow <BR> 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot <BR> 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) <BR> 1b5) to cause to fall <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) <BR> 1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon <BR> 1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself <BR> 1d) (Pilel) to fall">5307</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5307 -- Occurrence 266 of 435">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִפֹּ֣ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yippol_5307.htm" title="yip·Pol: falls -- Occurrence 22 of 38.">yip-pōl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">falls</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7451: adj <BR> 1) bad, evil <BR> 1a) bad, disagreeable, malignant <BR> 1b) bad, unpleasant, evil (giving pain, unhappiness, misery) <BR> 1c) evil, displeasing <BR> 1d) bad (of its kind-land, water, etc) <BR> 1e) bad (of value) <BR> 1f) worse than, worst (comparison) <BR> 1g) sad, unhappy <BR> 1h) evil (hurtful) <BR> 1i) bad, unkind (vicious in disposition) <BR> 1j) bad, evil, wicked (ethically) <BR> 1j1) in general, of persons, of thoughts <BR> 1j2) deeds, actions <BR> n m <BR> 2) evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity <BR> 2a) evil, distress, adversity <BR> 2b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 2c) evil (ethical) <BR> n f <BR> 3) evil, misery, distress, injury <BR> 3a) evil, misery, distress <BR> 3b) evil, injury, wrong <BR> 3c) evil (ethical)">7451</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7451 -- Occurrence 374 of 667">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְּרָ֑ע<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bera_7451.htm" title="be·Ra';: adversity -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">bə-rā‘;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">into trouble</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Adjective - masculine singular">Prep-b | Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6735.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6735: 1) envoy, messenger <BR> 2) pivot of door, hinge <BR> 3) pang, distress">6735</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6735.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6735 -- Occurrence 2 of 12">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְצִ֖יר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vetzir_6735.htm" title="ve·Tzir: envoy -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">wə-ṣîr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">but a ambassador</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Conj-w | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/529.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 529: 1) faithfulness, trusting <BR> 1a) faithful, trusty (as adj.)">529</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_529.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 529 -- Occurrence 2 of 5">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֱמוּנִ֣ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/emunim_529.htm" title="'e·mu·Nim: A faithful -- Occurrence 1 of 4.">’ĕ-mū-nîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of faithfulness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4832.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4832: 1) health, healing, cure <BR> 1a) healing, cure <BR> 1b) health, profit, sound (of mind) <BR> 1c) healing <BR> 1c1) incurable (with negative)">4832</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4832.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4832 -- Occurrence 6 of 16">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מַרְפֵּֽא׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/marpe_4832.htm" title="mar·Pe.: healing -- Occurrence 6 of 12.">mar-pê.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">health</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4397.htm" title="mal·'ach: messenger -- 4397: a messenger">מַלְאָ֣ךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7563.htm" title="ra·sha: A wicked -- 7563: wicked, criminal">רָ֭שָׁע</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5307.htm" title="yip·pol: falls -- 5307: to fall, lie">יִפֹּ֣ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7451.htm" title="be·ra;: adversity -- 7451: bad, evil">בְּרָ֑ע</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6735.htm" title="ve·tzir: envoy -- 6735: an envoy, messenger">וְצִ֖יר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/529.htm" title="e·mu·nim: A faithful -- 529: faithfulness">אֱמוּנִ֣ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4832.htm" title="mar·pe.: healing -- 4832: a healing, cure, health">מַרְפֵּֽא׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/13.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7563.htm" title="rasha' (raw-shaw') -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong">A wicked</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4397.htm" title="mal'ak (mal-awk') -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger">messenger</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5307.htm" title="naphal (naw-fal') -- be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail">falleth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7451.htm" title="ra' (rah) -- adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress">into mischief</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/529.htm" title="'emuwn (ay-moon') -- faith(-ful), truth">but a faithful</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6735.htm" title="tsiyr (tseer) -- ambassador, hinge, messenger, pain, pang, sorrow">ambassador</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4832.htm" title="marpe' (mar-pay') -- ((in-))cure(-able), healing(-lth), remedy, sound, wholesome, yielding">is health</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/13.htm">משלי 13:17 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/13.htm">משלי 13:17 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">מלאך רשע יפל ברע וציר אמונים מרפא׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/13.htm">משלי 13:17 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">מלאך רשע יפל ברע וציר אמונים מרפא׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/13.htm">משלי 13:17 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">מלאך רשע יפל ברע וציר אמונים מרפא׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/13-17.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/13.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />A wicked messenger falls into adversity, But a faithful envoy brings healing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a faithful ambassador <i>is</i> health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy courier brings healing. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">wicked</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-26.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 10:26</span> As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 26:6</span> He that sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off the feet, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 23:13-16,28</span> And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/3-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 3:18</span> When I say to the wicked, You shall surely die; and you give him …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 33:7,8</span> So you, O son of man, I have set you a watchman to the house of Israel; …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Corinthians 2:17</span> For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of …</a></p><p class="hdg">but</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 25:13,23</span> As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 4:2</span> Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Corinthians 5:20</span> Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Timothy 1:12</span> And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has enabled me, for that he …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Timothy 2:2</span> And the things that you have heard of me among many witnesses, the …</a></p><p 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