Proverbs 14:27

Modern English Version

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn a man away from the snares of death.

Revelation 21:6

He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the spring of the water of life to him who thirsts.

Isaiah 33:6

He shall be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is His treasure.

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul will be far from them.

Psalm 18:5

The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

And I find more bitter than death a woman whose heart is like snares and nets, whose hands are like prison cells. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is captured by her.

Proverbs 10:27

The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be shortened.

Proverbs 14:26

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, and His sons will have a place of refuge.

Proverbs 14:28

In the multitude of people is the glory of a king, but in the lack of subjects is the ruin of a prince.

Proverbs 19:23

The fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it will rest secure; he will not be visited by evil.