Proverbs 14:27

The Message

The Fear-of-God is a spring of living water so you won’t go off drinking from poisoned wells.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:27

The Fear-of-God expands your life; a wicked life is a puny life.

Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so, no more drinking from death-tainted wells!

Proverbs 14:26

The Fear-of-God builds up confidence, and makes a world safe for your children.

Proverbs 14:28

The mark of a good leader is loyal followers; leadership is nothing without a following.

Proverbs 19:23

Fear-of-God is life itself, a full life, and serene—no nasty surprises.

Proverbs 22:5

The perverse travel a dangerous road, potholed and mud-slick; if you know what’s good for you, stay clear of it.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

One discovery: A woman can be a bitter pill to swallow, full of seductive scheming and grasping. The lucky escape her; the undiscerning get caught. At least this is my experience—what I, the Quester, have pieced together as I’ve tried to make sense of life. But the wisdom I’ve looked for I haven’t found. I didn’t find one man or woman in a thousand worth my while. Yet I did spot one ray of light in this murk: God made men and women true and upright; we’re the ones who’ve made a mess of things.

Revelation 21:6

Then he said, “It’s happened. I’m A to Z. I’m the Beginning, I’m the Conclusion. From Water-of-Life Well I give freely to the thirsty. Conquerors inherit all this. I’ll be God to them, they’ll be sons and daughters to me. But for the rest—the feckless and faithless, degenerates and murderers, sex peddlers and sorcerers, idolaters and all liars—for them it’s Lake Fire and Brimstone. Second death!”