Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27 in other translations
| BSB | The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death. |
| DARBY | The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death. |
| BBE | The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death. |
| Webster | The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. |
What does Proverbs 14:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Proverbs 14:26-27
Those who fear the Lord so as to obey and serve him, have a strong ground of confidence, and will be preserved. Let us seek to this Fountain of life, that we may escape the snares of death.
Proverbs 14:27 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 14:27
- Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
- Revelation 21:6
And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
- Proverbs 2:10-18
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee: To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; …
- Isaiah 33:6
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
- Psalms 18:5
The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
- Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
- Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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Context
- Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
- Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 14:28
In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
Proverbs 14:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El temor de Jehová es manantial de vida, para apartarse de los lazos de la muerte. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | La crainte de l’ Éternel est une fontaine de vie, pour faire éviter les pièges de la mort. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Furcht Jehovas ist ein Born des Lebens, um zu entgehen den Fallstricken des Todes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Timor Domini fons vitæ, ut declinent a ruina mortis. |