New Revised Standard Version
A bad messenger brings trouble, but a faithful envoy, healing.

Contemporary English Version
Whoever delivers your message can make things better or worse for you.

New American Bible
A wicked messenger brings on disaster, but a trustworthy envoy is a healing remedy.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The messenger of the wicked shall fall into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

The messenger of the wicked shall fall into mischief: but a faithful ambassador is health.

wicked

Proverbs 10:26 The fear of the Lord shall prolong days: and the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Proverbs 26:6 He that sendeth words by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and drinketh iniquity.

Jeremiah 23:13-16,28 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: they prophesied in Baal and deceived my people Israel. . . .

Ezekiel 3:18 If, when I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die: thou declare it not to him, nor speak to him, that he may be converted from his wicked way, and live: the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at thy hand.

Ezekiel 33:7,8 So thou, O son of man, I have made thee a watchman to the house of Israel: therefore thou shalt hear the word from my mouth, and shalt tell it them from me. . . .

2 Corinthians 2:17 For we are not as many, adulterating the word of God: but with sincerity: but as from God, before God, in Christ we speak.

but

Proverbs 25:13,23 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul. . . .

1 Corinthians 4:2 Here now it is required among the dispensers that a man be found faithful.

2 Corinthians 5:20 For Christ therefore we are ambassadors, God as it were exhorting by us, for Christ, we beseech you, be reconciled to God.

1 Timothy 1:12 I give him thanks who hath strengthened me, even to Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he hath counted me faithful, putting me in the ministry:

2 Timothy 2:2 And the things which thou hast heard of me by many witnesses, the same commend to faithful men who shall be fit to teach others also.