Proverbs 14:27

The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, 1 so that a person may turn away from the snares of death. 1

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The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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26When someone fears Yahweh, he also has much confidence in him; 1 these things will be like a strong place of protection for this man's children. 1

28The glory of a king is found in the great number of his people, 1 but without people the prince is ruined. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 18:5The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death trapped me. 1

Proverbs 13:14The teaching of a wise person is a fountain of life, 1 turning you away from the snares of death. 1

Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares lie in the path of the perverse; 1 whoever guards his life will keep far from them. 1

Isaiah 33:6He will be the stability in your times, 1 abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of Yahweh is his 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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