Proverbs 14:27 - Revised Standard Version The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, To depart from the snares of death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death. [John 4:10, 14.] American Standard Version (1901) The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. Common English Bible The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people away from deathtraps. Catholic Public Domain Version The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so as to turn aside from the ruin of death. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death. |
The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge.
In a multitude of people is the glory of a king, but without people a prince is ruined.
The fear of the Lord leads to life; and he who has it rests satisfied; he will not be visited by harm.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep far from them.
And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters; he who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.
and he will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is his treasure.
And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the fountain of the water of life without payment.