Proverbs 14:27
The reverence of Yahweh, is a well-spring of life, that a man may avoid the snares of death.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 reverence of Yahweh, is strong security, and, his children, shall have a place of refuge.
Cross References
Psalms 18:5The meshes of hades, had surrounded me, The snares of death, had confronted me,
Proverbs 13:14the instruction of the wise, is a well-spring of life, by departing from the snares of death.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse,—he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.
Isaiah 33:6So shall a wealth of deliverances, wisdom and knowledge, become the stability of thy times,—the reverence of Yahweh, the same is his 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 →