Proverbs 13:14 · King James Version
Proverbs 13:14 in the Original Hebrew
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Proverbs 13:14 in Other Translations
| KJV | The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. |
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| WEB | The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death. |
| ASV | The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death. |
| YLT | The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death. |
| WBT | The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. |
| DBY | The teaching of the wise [man] is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death. |
Commentary on Proverbs 13:14
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John Gill · Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life,.... Or "doctrine" (n); the doctrine of those who are taught by the word, and are wise unto salvation; the words or doctrines of the wise, which are given forth by one Shepherd; the instructions of such who are like Scribes, well instructed themselves unto the kingdom of heaven: these are as a fountain of living water; which are the means of quickening dead sinners, and of reviving and refreshing the souls of weary saints; and bring life and immortality to light, and point and lead to eternal life: and so direct souls
to depart from the snares of death; the snares of sin, Satan, and the world, to shun and avoid them; with which men being entangled, are brought to destruction and death.
(n) "doctrina", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Schultens.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · Proverbs 13:14
(Compare Pro 10:11).
fountain--or, "source of life."
to depart--(compare Pro 1:2-4), or, "for departing," &c., and so gives life.
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Questions about Proverbs 13:14
What does Proverbs 13:14 say?
Proverbs 13:14 in the King James Version reads: “The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.” Read it in the full context of Proverbs 13, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is Proverbs 13:14 found in the Bible?
Proverbs 13:14 is in the book of Proverbs, chapter 13, verse 14, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is Proverbs 13:14 shown in?
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By the law of the wise and righteous, here, we may understand either the principles and rules by which they govern themselves or (which comes all to one) the instructions which they give to others, which ought to be as a law to all about them; and if they be so, 1. They will be constant springs of comfort and satisfaction, as a fountain of life, sending forth streams of living water; the closer we keep to those rules the more effectually we secure our own peace. 2. They will be constant preservatives from the temptations of Satan. Those that follow the dictates of this law will keep at a distance from the snares of sin, and so escape the snares of death which those run into that forsake the law of the wise.