Proverbs 14:27
The fear of YHWH [is] a fountain of life, || To turn aside from snares of death.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
In Context
26Strong confidence [is] in the fear of YHWH, || And there is a refuge to His sons.
Cross References
Psalms 18:5Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, || Snares of death have been before me.
Proverbs 13:14The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, || To turn aside from snares of death.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse, || Whoever is keeping his soul is far from them.
Isaiah 33:6And has been the steadfastness of your times, || The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, || Fear of YHWH—it [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 →