Proverbs 14:27

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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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:

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  • Prov 13:13-14
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    13 He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

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

  • Prov 14:26
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    26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23 The fear of the Lord gives life: and he who has it will have need of nothing; no evil will come his way.

  • Prov 29:25
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    25 The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

  • Ps 111:10
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    10 The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

  • Prov 1:7
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    7 The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

  • Prov 10:27
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    27 The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.

  • Prov 9:10
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    10 The fear of the Lord is the start of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One gives a wise mind

  • Job 28:28
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    28 And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

  • Prov 22:4-5
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    4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

    5 Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24 Acting wisely is the way of life, guiding a man away from the underworld.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13 The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me.

  • Prov 2:5
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    5 Then the fear of the Lord will be clear to you, and knowledge of God will be yours.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33 The fear of the Lord is the teaching of wisdom; and a low opinion of oneself goes before honour.

  • Ps 34:11
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    11 Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18 It is good to take this in your hand and not to keep your hand from that; he who has the fear of God will be free of the two.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

  • Prov 3:7
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    7 Put no high value on your wisdom: let the fear of the Lord be before you, and keep yourself from evil:

  • Prov 12:28
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    28 In the road of righteousness is life, but the way of the evil-doer goes to death.

  • Ps 25:14
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    14 The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2 The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

  • Ps 2:11
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    11 Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

  • Ps 34:9
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    9 Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

  • Isa 33:6
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    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.

  • Prov 14:28
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    28 A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

  • Ps 128:4
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    4 See! this is the blessing of the worshipper of the Lord.

  • Prov 3:25-26
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    25 Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:

    26 For the Lord will be your hope, and will keep your foot from being taken in the net.

  • Prov 16:6
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    6 By mercy and good faith evil-doing is taken away: and by the fear of the Lord men are turned away from evil.

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    12 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death.

  • Job 22:10
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    10 For this cause nets are round your feet, and you are overcome with sudden fear.

  • Prov 23:17
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    17 Have no envy of sinners in your heart, but keep in the fear of the Lord all through the day;

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    14 Happy is the man in whom is the fear of the Lord at all times; but he whose heart is hard will come into trouble.

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    19 To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.

  • Prov 1:33
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    33 But whoever gives ear to me will take his rest safely, living in peace without fear of evil.

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    2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour.

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    1 <Of David.> The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?

  • Matt 10:28
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    28 And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

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    32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

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    15 Dear in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his saints.

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    47 Fear and deep waters have come on us, wasting and destruction.

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    9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and has no end; the decisions of the Lord are true and full of righteousness.

  • Heb 10:31
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    31 We may well go in fear of falling into the hands of the living God.

  • Ps 14:5
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    5 Then were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the upright.

  • Isa 24:17
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    17 Fear, and death, and the net, are come on you, O people of the earth.

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    13 But let the Lord of armies be holy to you, and go in fear of him, giving honour to him.

  • Prov 16:14
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    14 The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.