Verse 14

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
  • Prov 14:27 : 27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.
  • Ps 18:5 : 5 The sorrows of hell surrounded me: the snares of death confronted me.
  • Ps 116:3 : 3 The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the pains of hell took hold of me: I found trouble and sorrow.
  • Prov 9:11 : 11 For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.
  • 2 Sam 22:6-7 : 6 The sorrows of hell surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me; 7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice from his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.
  • Prov 15:24 : 24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; he who keeps his way preserves his soul.
  • Prov 16:22 : 22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.