the cords of Sheol entangled me, the snares of death confronted me.
Proverbs 14:27 - Revised Standard Version The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, To depart from the snares of death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. [John 4:10, 14.] American Standard Version (1901) The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. Common English Bible The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people away from deathtraps. Catholic Public Domain Version The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so as to turn aside from the ruin of death. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death. |
the cords of Sheol entangled me, the snares of death confronted me.
The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.
The fear of the Lord leads to life; and he who has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep far from them.
And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters; he who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.
and he will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
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 from the fountain of the water of life without payment.