Proverbs 13:14
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
Berean Standard Bible
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 understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:6The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.
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 →