Proverbs Chapter 13 verse 14 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 13:14

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
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BBE Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
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DARBY Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
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KJV Proverbs 13:14

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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WBT Proverbs 13:14


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WEB Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, To turn from the snares of death.
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YLT Proverbs 13:14

The law of the wise `is' a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - The law (instruction) of the wise is a fountain of life (Proverbs 10:11), which has and imparts life (Ecclus. 21:13; Psalm 36:9). The rules and teaching of wise men are a source of life to those who follow them, so that they depart from the snares of death (Proverbs 14:27). Obedience to good teaching saves from many dangers, material and spiritual, especially from the snare of the devil (2 Timothy 2:26). With "snares of death" we may compare Psalm 18:5 and Horace's ('Carm.,' 3:24. 8) "Non mortis laqueis expedies caput." Septuagint, "The fool shall perish by the snare."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) The law of the wise.--Or, rather, his instruction. (Comp. Proverbs 10:11.)Snares of death.--Set by the devil (2Timothy 2:26).