Proverbs 13:14

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

The law of a wise man is a well of life; that he bow away from the falling of death, that is, of sin, and of hell.

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The sorrows of death encompass-ed me; and the perils of hell found me. I found tribulation and sorrow;

The sorrows of hell encompassed me; the snares of death before-occupied me.

The vein of life is the mouth of a just [or rightwise] man; but the mouth of wicked men covereth wickedness.

The dread of the Lord is a well of life; that it bow away from the falling of death.

The path of life is on a learned man; that he bow away from the last hell.

The path of just [or rightwise] men boweth away from evils; the keeper of his soul keepeth his way.

The well of life is the learning of him that wieldeth; the teaching of fools is folly.

Wickedness is again-bought by mercy and truth; and men boweth away from evil by the dread of the Lord.

For thy days shall be multiplied by me; and [the] years of life shall be increased to thee.

and blessed be thy speech; and blessed be thou, that hast forbade me, lest I went today to shed blood, and had avenged me with mine hand;