Verse 27

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 13:14 : 14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.
• Prov 22:5 : 5 Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.
• Eccl 7:26 : 26 And I saw a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is full of tricks and nets, and whose hands are as bands. He with whom God is pleased will get free from her, but the sinner will be taken by her.
• Isa 33:6 : 6 And she will have no more fear of change, being full of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge: the fear of the Lord is her wealth.
• Rev 21:6 : 6 And he said to me, It is done. I am the First and the Last, the start and the end. I will freely give of the fountain of the water of life to him who is in need.
• Ps 18:5 : 5 The cords of hell were round me: the nets of death came on me.
• Prov 2:10-18 : 10 For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul; 11 Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you; 12 Giving you salvation from the evil man, from those whose words are false; 13 Who give up the way of righteousness, to go by dark roads; 14 Who take pleasure in wrongdoing, and have joy in the evil designs of the sinner; 15 Whose ways are not straight, and whose footsteps are turned to evil: 16 To take you out of the power of the strange woman, who says smooth words with her tongue; 17 Who is false to the husband of her early years, and does not keep the agreement of her God in mind: 18 For her house is on the way down to death; her footsteps go down to the shades: