God’s Word Translation
Proverbs 13:14
14The teachings of a wise person are a fountain of life to turn ⌞one⌟ away from the grasp 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
12Delayed hope makes one sick at heart, but a fulfilled longing is a tree of life. 13Whoever despises ⌞God’s⌟ words will pay the penalty, but the one who fears ⌞God’s⌟ commands will be rewarded. The teachings of a wise person are a fountain of life to turn ⌞one⌟ away from the grasp of death. 15Good sense brings favor, but the way of treacherous people is always the same. 16Any sensible person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays stupidity.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:14 word by word
תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:14
- Proverbs 9:11You will live longer because of me, and years will be added to your life.
- Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous person is a fountain of life, but the mouths of wicked people conceal violence.
- Proverbs 14:27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life to turn ⌞one⌟ away from the grasp of death.
- Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but stubborn fools punish themselves with their stupidity.
- Proverbs 15:24The path of life for a wise person leads upward in order to turn him away from hell below.
- Proverbs 16:6By mercy and faithfulness, peace is made with the Lord. By the fear of the Lord, evil is avoided.
- 2 Samuel 22:6The ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me.
- Psalms 18:5The ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me.
- Psalms 116:3The ropes of death became tangled around me. The horrors of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.
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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