Proverbs 14:27
The commandment of the Lord is a fountain of life; and it causes men to turn aside from the snare of death.
Brenton Septuagint
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 strong confidence: and he leaves his children a support.
28In a populous nation is the glory of a king: but in the failure of people is the ruin of a prince.
Cross References
Psalms 18:5+ 18:5 Rom. 10. 18. Their voice is gone out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.
Proverbs 13:14The law of the wise is a fountain of life: but the man void of understanding shall die by a snare.
Proverbs 22:5Thistles and snares are in perverse ways; but he that keeps his soul will refrain from them.
Isaiah 33:6They shall be delivered up to the law: our salvation is our treasure: there are wisdom and knowledge and piety toward the Lord; these are the treasures of righteousness.
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 →