Proverbs 25:13 (BSB)

Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.

From Proverbs 25. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 25:13

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 25:13: See here, 1. What ought to be the care of a servant, the meanest that is sent on an errand and entrusted with any business, much more the greatest, the agent and ambassador of a prince; he ought to be faithful to him that sends him, and to see to it that he do not, by mistake or with design, falsify his trust, and that...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 25:13: As the cold of snow in the time of harvest,.... As water as cold as snow; or as a breeze of air, such as in a time of snow; and so Jarchi, "as the cold of the days of snow, which a man desires in summer, and not snow simply, for snow itself is not good in the time of harvest;'' see Pro 24:1.
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 25:13: Snow from mountains was used to cool drinks; so refreshing is a faithful messenger (Pro 13:17).
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 25:13: As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [so is] a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. (i) In the time of great heat, when men desire cold.