Proverbs 13:14
The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life; By it men escape from the snares of death.
Noyes 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
15A good understanding winneth favor; But the way of transgressors is hard.
Cross References
Psalms 116:3The snares of death encompassed me, And the pains of the underworld seized upon me; I found distress and sorrow.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life; But the mouth of the wicked concealeth violence.
Proverbs 15:24The path of life is upward for the wise, So that he turneth away from the underworld beneath.
Proverbs 16:17It is the highway of the upright to depart from evil; He that taketh heed to his way preserveth 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 →