Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:14
14A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.
Proverbs 13:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
- New International Version (NIV)The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
Context of Proverbs 13:14
12Hope delayed makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. 13The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded. A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death. 15Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous never changes. 16Every sensible person acts knowledgeably, but a fool displays his stupidity.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:14 word by word
תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 13:14
- Proverbs 9:11For by me your days will be many, and years will be added to your life.
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 14:27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.
- Proverbs 16:22Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
- Proverbs 15:24For the prudent the path of life leads upward, so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
- Proverbs 16:6Iniquity is atoned for by loyalty and faithfulness, and one turns from evil by the fear of the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 22:6The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
- Psalms 18:5The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
- Psalms 116:3The ropes of death were wrapped around me, and the torments of Sheol overcame me; I encountered trouble and sorrow.
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The law of the wise is a fountain of life - Perhaps it would be better to translate, "The law is to the wise man a fountain of life." It is the same to him as the "vein of lives," חיים מקור mekor chaiyim, the great aorta which transmits the blood from the heart to every part of the body. There seems to be here an allusion to the garden of paradise, to the tree of lives, to the tempter, to the baleful issue of that temptation, and to the death entailed on…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 The rule by which the wise regulate their conduct, is a fountain yielding life and happiness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. (Compare Pr 10:11). fountain--or, "source of life." to depart--(compare Pr 1:2-4), or, "for departing," &c., and so gives life.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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