Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
A wicked messenger - The Septuagint: basileuv yrasuev, a bold king; instead of malach , a messenger, they had read melech , a king: but they are singular in this rendering; none of the other versions have it so. He that betrays the counsels of his government, or the interests of his country, will sooner or later fall into mischief; but he that faithfully and loyally fulfils his mission, shall produce honor and safety to the commonwealth.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing Proverbs 13:17:
Numbers 12:7
Proverbs 24:17
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