Proverbs 14:27

The Yirat Hashem is a makor chayyim (fountain of life) 1 to turn one away from the snares of mavet. 1

Orthodox Jewish 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 Yirat Hashem is strong confidence, 1 and his banim shall have a place of refuge. 1

28In the multitude of people is the glory of a melech, 1 but in the lack of subjects is the ruin of the prince. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 18:5The chevlei mavet entangled me, 1 and the floods of Beliya'al terrorized me. 1

Proverbs 13:14The torat chacham (teaching of the wise) is a makor chayyim (fountain of life), 1 to turn one away from the snares of mavet. 1

Proverbs 22:5Thorns and pachim (snares) are in the derech of the crooked; 1 he that is shomer over his nefesh shall be far from them. 1

Isaiah 33:6And He shall be the emunah (faithfulness, stability) of thy times, 1 a rich store of Yeshu'ah (salvation), chochmah, and da'as; 1 the yirat Hashem is his otzar (treasure). 1

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 →

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