Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life; By it men escape from the snares of death.
Noyes 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
26In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence; Yea, to his children he will be a refuge.
28In a numerous people is the glory of a king; But the want of people is the destruction of a prince.
Cross References
Psalms 18:5The snares of the underworld surrounded me, And the nets of death seized upon me.
Proverbs 13:14The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life; By it men escape from the snares of death.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the deceitful; He that will preserve his life will be far from them.
Isaiah 33:6There shall be security in thy times; Wisdom and knowledge shall be thy store of prosperity, And the fear of Jehovah, this shall be thy 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 →