Proverbs 14:27 - Tree of Life Version The fear of Adonai is a fountain of life, turning one from 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 Adonai prolongs life, but the years of the wicked are cut short.
Wise instruction is a fountain of life, turning one away from snares of death.
In the fear of Adonai one has strong confidence. It will be a refuge for His children.
A large population is a king’s glory, but lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
The fear of Adonai leads to life, and he who has it rests satisfied, untouched by harm.
Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but one who guards his soul stays far from them.
I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap, and whose hands are chains. He who pleases God will escape her, but a sinner will be captured by her.
It will be your time of faithfulness, a wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge— the fear of Adonai is His treasure.
Then He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will freely give from the spring of the water of life.