The cords of death compassed me,\par\tab And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me:\par\tab I found trouble and sorrow.
Proverbs 13:14 - American Standard Version 2015 The law of the wise is a fountain of life,\par\tab That one may depart from the snares of death. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To depart from the snares of death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. American Standard Version (1901) The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. Common English Bible The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person away from deathtraps. Catholic Public Domain Version The law of the wise is a fountain of life, so that he may turn aside from the ruin of death. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The law of the wise is a fountain of life, that he may decline from the ruin of death. |
The cords of death compassed me,\par\tab And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me:\par\tab I found trouble and sorrow.
The cords of Sheol were round about me;\par\tab The snares of death came upon me.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life;\par\tab But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life,\par\tab That one may depart from the snares of death.
To the wise the way of life {\i goeth} upward,\par\tab That he may depart from Sheol beneath.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:\par\tab He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it;\par\tab But the correction of fools is {\i their} folly.
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for;\par\tab And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
For by me thy days shall be multiplied,\par\tab And the years of thy life shall be increased.
and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.