Proverbs 14:27

Modern

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

Traditional

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Literal

The fear of YHWH is a fountain of life, to turn aside from the snares of death.

Latin

Timor Domini fons vitæ, ut declinent a ruina mortis.

Hebrew

English

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

Theme notes and profiles

Proverbs 13:14
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
Revelation 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.
Proverbs 2:10–18
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
Psalm 18:5
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Isaiah 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.
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Ecclesiastes 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.