Proverbs 26:6

⁶One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

⁶He that sendeth^[+] a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

⁶Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

⁶Trusting someone ^[+] stupid to deliver a message is like cutting off your feet or drinking poison.

¹³As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

²⁶As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

¹⁷A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy gains healing.

³¹But the men who went up with him said, “We aren’t able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.”