Proverbs 13:14
The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
In Context
13Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
15Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:6The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;
Psalms 116:3The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous [man] is a fountain of life; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
Proverbs 15:24The path of life is upwards for the wise, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
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 →