Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the Lord is the source of life, [teaching] to avoid the snares of death.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 18:5(18:6) The bonds of hell encircled me: the snares of death seized on me.
Proverbs 13:14The instruction of the wise is a source of life, [teaching] to avoid the snares of death.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are on the way of a perverse man: he that doth guard his soul will keep far from them.
Isaiah 33:6And the stability of thy times and the strength of thy happiness shall be wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord 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 →