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Proverbs 13:17 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015

Mjumbe mwovu huanguka kwenye taabu, bali mjumbe mwaminifu huleta uponyaji.

Proverbs 13:17 in English

Proverbs 13:17 · Berean Standard Bible

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a faithful envoy brings healing.

Context

15Ufahamu mzuri hupata upendeleo, bali njia ya asiye mwaminifu ni ngumu. 16Kila mwenye busara hutenda kwa maarifa, bali mpumbavu hudhihirisha upumbavu wake. 17Mjumbe mwovu huanguka kwenye taabu, bali mjumbe mwaminifu huleta uponyaji. 18Yeye anayedharau maonyo hupata umaskini na aibu, bali yeye anayekubali maonyo huheshimiwa. 19Tarajio lililotimizwa ni tamu kwa nafsi, bali wapumbavu huchukia sana kuacha ubaya.

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