Proverbs 13:14
The lawe of the wise is a well of life, to auoyde from the snares of death.
Bible (Bishops')
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 vnderstandyng geueth fauour: but harde is the way of the dispisers.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.
Proverbs 15:24The way of lyfe is on hygh to the wise, that a man shoulde beware of hell beneath.
Proverbs 16:17The path of the ryghteous is to eschewe euyll, and who so loketh well to his wayes, kepeth his owne soule.
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 →