Proverbs 13:14

In 11 translations

BSB

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

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.

LSV

The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, || To turn aside from snares of death.

YLT

The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

DBY

The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

DRC

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, that he may decline from the ruin of death.

GNV

The instruction of a wise man is as the welspring of life, to turne away from the snares of death.

JPS

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

LXXE

The law of the wise is a fountain of life: but the man void of understanding shall die by a snare.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃

LXX-Br

Νόμος σοφοῦ πηγὴ ζωῆς, ὁ δὲ ἄνους ὑπὸ παγίδος θανεῖται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 14:27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
• Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
• Psalms 18:5The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
• 2 Samuel 22:6–7The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
• Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
• Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
• Proverbs 16:6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
• Proverbs 9:11For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
• Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
• Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

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