Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
In Context
15Good understanding giveth favor: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:6The sorrows of hell encompassed me; the snares of death seized me;
Psalms 116:3The sorrows of death encompassed me, and the pains of hell came upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 15:24The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
Proverbs 16:17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
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 →