Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 a man hath strong confidence; and his children shall have a place of refuge.
28In the multitude of people is the king's glory; but in the want of people is the ruin of the prince.
Cross References
Psalms 18:5(18-6) The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.
Proverbs 13:14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Isaiah 33:6And the stability of thy times shall be a hoard of salvation — wisdom and knowledge, and the fear of the LORD which 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 →