Proverbs 13:14

Modern King James Version

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

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The sorrows of death hemmed me in, and the pains of hell took hold on me; I found trouble and sorrow.

The sorrows of hell surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me.

The mouth of a righteous one is a well of life; but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life to turn aside from the snares of death.

The way of life is above to the wise, so that he may turn away from hell below.

The way of the upright is to turn away from evil; he who keeps his way guards his way.

Understanding is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

By mercy and truth, iniquity is purged, and by the fear of Jehovah men turn away from evil.

For by Me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.

And blessed is your advice, and blessed are you who have kept me from coming to shed blood today, and from delivering myself with my own hand.