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.
• 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 deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. 13People who despise advice are asking for trouble; those who respect a command will succeed. The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain; those who accept it avoid the snares of death. 15A person with good sense is respected; a treacherous person is headed for destruction. 16Wise people think before they act; fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.

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 9:11Wisdom will multiply your days and add years to your life.
• Proverbs 10:11The words of the godly are a life-giving fountain; the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
• Proverbs 14:27Fear of the Lord is a life-giving fountain; it offers escape from the snares of death.
• Proverbs 16:22Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it, but discipline is wasted on fools.
• Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind.
• Proverbs 16:6Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.
• 2 Samuel 22:6The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.
• Psalms 18:5The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.
• Psalms 116:3Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only 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

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