King James Version
Proverbs 13:14 in the King James Version says “The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.”
Proverbs 13:14 · KJV
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. shall be rewarded: or, shall be in peace
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly. layeth: Heb. spreadeth
KJV Study — Public Domain
“is a fountain”
H4726properly, something dug, i.e., a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda);
“of life”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
“from the snares”
H4170a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose)
“of death”
H4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
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