Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so as to turn aside from the ruin of death.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
In Context
26In the fear of the Lord is the faithfulness of strength, and there shall be hope for his sons.
Cross References
Psalms 18:5Their sound has gone forth through all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
Proverbs 13:14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, so that he may turn aside from the ruin of death.
Proverbs 22:5Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.
Isaiah 33:6And there will be faith in your times: the riches of salvation, wisdom and knowledge. For the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:27-28
26 In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge. 27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. In these two verses we are invited and encouraged to live in the fear of God by the advantages which attend a religious life. The fear of the Lord is here put for all gracious principles, producing gracious practices. 1. Where this reigns it produces a holy security and serenity of mind. There is in it a strong confidence; it enables a… Read the whole commentary →