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Proverbs 13:14

WisdomProtection and safety

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

13 He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.

16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

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BSB
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
KJV
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
WEB
The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.
ASV
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
DARBY
The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
BLB
The instruction of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to turn aside from the snares of death.
ÅB
Den vises lære er en livsens kilde, ved den slipper en fra dødens snarer.
OTB
De vises lære er en livets kilde, som vender en bort fra dødens snarer.
B1930
Den vises lære er en livsens kilde, ved den slipper en fra dødens snarer.

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