Proverbs 14:27
The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
Young's Literal Translation
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 fear of Jehovah [is] strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.
28In the multitude of a people [is] the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
Cross References
Psalms 18:5Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death.
Proverbs 13:14The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns — snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
Isaiah 33:6And hath been the stedfastness of thy times, The strength of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge, Fear of Jehovah — it [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 →