Proverbs 14:28
In the multitude of people is the king’s glory, 2 but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince. 1
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27The fear of Adonai is a fountain of life, 2 turning people from the snares of death. 1
29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, 2 but he who has a quick temper displays folly. 1
Cross References
Exodus 1:12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They were grieved because of the children of Israel [God prevails].
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 →