Proverbs 13:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Sensible instruction is a life-giving fountain that helps you escape all deadly traps.

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Death attacked from all sides, and I was captured by its painful chains. But when I was really suffering,

Ropes from the world of the dead had coiled around me, and death had set a trap in my path.

The words of good people are a source of life, but evil hides behind the words of the wicked.

and a life-giving fountain that keeps you safe from deadly traps.

All who are wise follow a road that leads upward to life and away from death.

God's people avoid evil ways, and they protect themselves by watching where they go.

Good sense is a fountain that gives life, but fools are punished by their foolishness.

If we truly love God, our sins will be forgiven; if we show him respect, we will keep away from sin.

I am Wisdom. If you follow me, you will live a long time.

And you should also be praised. Your good sense kept me from taking revenge and killing innocent people.