Proverbs 14:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.”
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“The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 14:27 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 18:5The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
- Proverbs 2:10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
- Proverbs 13:14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 19:23The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
- Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
- Ecclesiastes 7:26And 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.
- Isaiah 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.
- Revelation 21:6And 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.
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