Proverbs 14:27
25 A truthful witness saves lives, but one who utters lies is deceitful.
26 He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
28 A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
29 A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
- KJV
- The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
- WEB
- The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
- ASV
- The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
- DARBY
- The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
- BLB
- The fear of YHWH [is] a fountain of life, to turn aside from the snares of death.
- ÅB
- frykte Herren er en livsens kilde, så en slipper fra dødens snarer.
- OTB
- Frykten for Herren er en livets kilde, som vender en bort fra dødens snarer.
- B1930
- Å frykte Herren er en livsens kilde, så en slipper fra dødens snarer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 13:14
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
Read in contextRevelation 21:6
And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
Read in contextProverbs 2:10–18
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
Read in contextIsaiah 33:6
He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
Read in contextPsalms 18:5
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Read in contextProverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
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