Proverbs 13:14

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain; those who accept it avoid the snares of death.

Context of Proverbs 13:14

12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. 13Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it, but whoever respects a command is rewarded. The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death. 15Good judgment wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful leads to their destruction. 16All who are prudent act with knowledge, but fools expose their folly.

Proverbs 13:14 word by word

תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of the wiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• a fountainמָקוֹרmâqôr mâqôr · fountainH4726
• of lifeחַיִּיםchay · lifeH2416
• to departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• from the snaresמוֹקֵשׁmôqêsh môqêsh · snareH4170
• of deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194

Cross-references for Proverbs 13:14

• Proverbs 9:11For through wisdom 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 a person from the snares of death.
• Proverbs 16:22Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
• Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
• Proverbs 16:6Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
• 2 Samuel 22:6The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
• Psalms 18:5The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
• Psalms 116:3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress 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

Topics related to Proverbs 13:14

• Temptation
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Accomplish
• Advised
• Companion
• Defer
• Folly
• Gin
• Hate
• Poetry
• Transgressor
• Wise

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