Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
In Context
26He who fears the LORD is secure in confidence, and his children shall have a place of refuge.
28A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
Cross References
Psalms 18:5The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Proverbs 13:14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
Isaiah 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s 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 →