The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
Proverbs 13:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To depart from the snares of death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. American Standard Version (1901) The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. Common English Bible The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person away from deathtraps. Catholic Public Domain Version The law of the wise is a fountain of life, so that he may turn aside from the ruin of death. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The law of the wise is a fountain of life, that he may decline from the ruin of death. |
The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.
For the wise the path of life leads upward, in order to avoid Sheol below.
The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their way preserve their lives.
Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it, but folly is the punishment of fools.
By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.
For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who kept me today from bloodguilt and from avenging myself by my own hand!