Proverbs 14:27

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The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning one away from the snares of death.

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  • Prov 13:14 : 14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, helping one turn away from the traps of death.
  • Prov 22:5 : 5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the crooked; whoever guards their soul will stay far from them.
  • Eccl 7:26 : 26 I found that more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be caught by her.
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 He will be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is His treasure.
  • Rev 21:6 : 6 And He said to me, 'It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty, I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.'
  • Ps 18:5 : 5 The cords of death surrounded me, and the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
  • Prov 2:10-18 : 10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. 11 Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you, 12 rescuing you from the way of evil, from anyone who speaks perversely, 13 from those who abandon the paths of uprightness to walk in the ways of darkness, 14 from those who rejoice in doing evil and delight in the perversity of wickedness. 15 Their paths are crooked, and their ways are devious. 16 It will save you from the wayward woman, from the foreign woman with her flattering words, 17 who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God; 18 for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed spirits.

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  • Prov 13:13-14
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    13Whoever despises the word will bring destruction upon themselves, but respecting the commandment brings a reward.

    14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, helping one turn away from the traps of death.

  • Prov 14:26
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    26In the fear of the LORD there is strong confidence, and His children will have a place of refuge.

  • Prov 19:23
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    23The fear of the LORD leads to life; one is content and rests untroubled by harm.

  • Prov 29:25
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    25The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be kept safe.

  • Ps 111:10
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    10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who obey His precepts have good understanding. His praise endures forever.

  • Prov 1:7
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    7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

  • Prov 10:27
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    27The fear of the LORD prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.

  • Prov 9:10
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    10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

  • Job 28:28
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    28And He said to mankind, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.'

  • Prov 22:4-5
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    4The reward for humility and the fear of the LORD is riches, honor, and life.

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the crooked; whoever guards their soul will stay far from them.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.

  • Prov 2:5
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    5then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

  • Prov 15:33
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    33The fear of the LORD is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.

  • Ps 34:11
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    11Young lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

  • Eccl 7:18
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    18It is good to grasp one thing and not let go of the other, for the one who fears God will avoid all extremes.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it.

  • Prov 3:7
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    7Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the path of righteousness is life, and its pathway leads to immortality.

  • Ps 25:14
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    14The secret counsel of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The roar of a king is like the growl of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger risks his life.

  • Ps 2:11
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    11Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

  • Ps 34:9
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    9Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.

  • Isa 33:6
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    6He will be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is His treasure.

  • Prov 14:28
    71%

    28A large population is a king's glory, but without subjects, a ruler is ruined.

  • Ps 128:4
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    4Behold, this is how the man who fears the Lord will be blessed.

  • Prov 3:25-26
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    25Do not be afraid of sudden terror or of the ruin of the wicked when it comes.

    26For the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught.

  • Prov 16:6
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    6Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.

  • Prov 14:12
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    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.

  • Job 22:10
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    10That is why snares are all around you, and sudden terror overwhelms you.

  • Prov 23:17
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    17Do not let your heart envy sinners, but live in the fear of the Lord all day long.

  • Prov 28:14
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    14Blessed is the one who fears always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into trouble.

  • Ps 33:19
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    19To deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive during famine.

  • Prov 1:33
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    33But whoever listens to me will dwell securely and be at ease, without fear of harm.

  • Prov 14:2
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    2Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one whose ways are devious despises Him.

  • Ps 27:1
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    1The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?

  • Matt 10:28
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    28Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

  • Ps 116:15
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    15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.

  • Lam 3:47
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    47Panic and pitfall have come upon us, devastation and destruction.

  • Ps 19:9
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    9The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandment of the LORD is clear, giving light to the eyes.

  • Heb 10:31
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    31It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

  • Ps 14:5
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    5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is with the generation of the righteous.

  • Isa 24:17
    69%

    17Terror, pit, and snare confront you, O inhabitant of the earth.

  • Isa 8:13
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    13The Lord of Hosts—he is the one you are to regard as holy. He is the one you are to fear; he is the one you are to dread.

  • Prov 16:14
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    14A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.