Proverbs 13:14

Tree of Life Version

Wise instruction is a fountain of life, turning one away from snares of death.

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The ropes of death entangled me, and the torments of Sheol found me. I found trouble and sorrow.

Cords of death entangled me. Torrents of Belial overwhelmed me.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The fear of Adonai is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.

The path of life leads upward for the wise to keep him from going down to Sheol.

The highway of the upright avoids evil. He who guards his way protects his life.

Insight is a fountain of life to one who has it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.

By mercy and truth is iniquity atoned, and by the fear of Adonai one avoids evil.

For through me your days will be many and years will be added to your life.

Blessed be your discernment, and may you be blessed for keeping me this day from shedding blood, from avenging myself with my own hand.