Proverbs 14:27
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
Other Translations of Proverbs 14:27
King James Version
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
English Standard Version
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
The Message
27 The Fear-of-God is a spring of living water so you won't go off drinking from poisoned wells.
New King James Version
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
New Living Translation
27 Fear of the Lord is a life-giving fountain; it offers escape from the snares of death.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 14:27
Commentary on Proverbs 14:26-27
(Read Proverbs 14:26-27)
Those who fear the Lord so as to obey and serve him, have a strong ground of confidence, and will be preserved. Let us seek to this Fountain of life, that we may escape the snares of death.