Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of a wise person is a fountain of life, 1 turning you away from the snares of death. 1

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The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

In Context

13Whoever despises instruction brings destruction on himself, 1 but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded. 1

15Good insight wins favor, 1 but the way of the treacherous is never-ending. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 22:6The cords of Sheol surrounded me; 1 the snares of death trapped me. 1

Psalms 116:3The cords of death surrounded me, 1 and the snares of Sheol confronted me; 1 I felt anguish and sorrow. 1

Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous person is a water spring of life, 1 but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence. 1

Proverbs 15:24The path of life leads upward for prudent people, 1 that they may turn away from Sheol beneath. 1

Proverbs 16:17The highway of upright people turns away from evil; 1 the one who protects his life guards his way. 1

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 →

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