Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, so that he may turn aside from the ruin of death.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
In Context
15Good doctrine bestows grace. In the way of the contemptuous, there is a chasm.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:6The ropes of Hell have encompassed me. The snares of death have intercepted me.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the just is a vein of life. And the mouth of the impious covers iniquity.
Proverbs 15:24The path of life is for the wise above, so that he may turn away from the end of Hell.
Proverbs 16:17The path of the just turns away from evils. He who guards his soul preserves his way.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:14
13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. Here is, 1. The character of one that is marked for ruin: He that despises the word of God, and has no regard to it, no veneration for it, nor will be ruled by it, certainly he shall be destroyed, for he slights that which is the only means of curing a destructive disease and makes himself obnoxious to that divine wrath which will certainly be his destruction. Those that prefer the rules of carnal policy before… Read the whole commentary →