Proverbs 14:27

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
fear	יִרְאַ֣ת yir.'At	H3374	fear (also used as infinitive) · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְ֭הוָה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
fountain	מְק֣וֹר me.Kor	H4726	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
life	חַיִּ֑ים chai.Yim	H2416	alive · noun, common masculine plural absolute
depart	לָ֝ס֗וּר la.Sur	H5493	to turn off (literal or figurative) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
snares	מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי mi.Mo.ke.shei	H4170	a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figurative… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
death	מָֽוֶת Ma.vet	H4194	death (natural or violent) · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Proverbs 13:14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Revelation 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of th…
Proverbs 2:10-18 When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Psalms 18:5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
Proverbs 22:5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Isaiah 33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD is his treasure.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from he…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:26-27

In these two verses we are invited and encouraged to live in the fear of God by the advantages which attend a religious life. The fear of the Lord is here put for all gracious principles, producing gracious practices. 1. Where this reigns it produces a holy security and serenity of mind. There is in it a strong confidence; it enables a man still to hold fast both his purity and his peace, whatever happens, and gives him boldness before God and the world. I know that I shall be justified - None of these things move me; such is the language of this confidence. 2. It entails a blessing upon posterity. The children of those that by faith make God their confidence shall be encouraged by the promi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 14:27

(Compare Pro 13:14). fear of the Lord--or, "law of the wise," is wisdom (Psa 111:10).

John Gill on Proverbs 14:27

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,.... Where the true fear of God is, there is a real principle of grace, which is "a well of living water, springing up unto everlasting life", John 4:14; eternal life is connected with it; it makes meet for it, and issues in it: or the Lord, who is the object of fear, he is the fountain of life: as of natural, so of spiritual and eternal life; spiritual life springs from him, is supported and maintained by him, the consequence of which is life everlasting; to depart from the snares of death; sins, transgressions, as Aben Ezra interprets it; these are the works of men's hands, in which they are snared; these are the cords in which they are holden, a…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 14:27

27 The fear of Jahve is a fountain of life, To escape the snares of death. There springs up a life which makes him who carries in himself (cf. Joh 4:14, ἐν αὐτῷ) this welling life, penetrating and strong of will to escape the snares (write after the Masora ממּקשׁי defective) which death lays, and which bring to an end in death - a repetition of Pro 13:4 with changed subject.

The Church Fathers

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, etc. This then is the hope of those who fear the Lord, that turning away from the ruin of death, they may merit to come to Him who says, I am the way, and the truth, and the life (John XIV). But as it is said above, The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn away from the ruin of death, now it is said, The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to turn away from the ruin of death. From this it is clear that there is no earlier law of the wise by which one ought to avoid death and acquire eternal life, than to have the fear of the Lord. Wherefore it is also said elsewhere, The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. In the multitude of people is the dignity of the king, and in the paucity of people the disgrace of the prince. Where there is a multitude serving God, there especially is the glory of Christ. Where only catechumens, or those preparing for baptism, or recently born infants are still held under the kingdom of the devil, and they hasten in due time to be reborn in Christ, there is the manifest disgrace of the prince of the world. Or certainly in the conventicles of heretics, which are always fewer than the churches of Catholics, the disgrace is evident of those who have separated these from the unity of the church.
— Bede, Commentary on Proverbs

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Dictionary and topics

Fear, Godly · Described as: A fountain of life — Described as: A fountain of life
Fountains And Springs · Illustrative: Of godly fear — Illustrative: Of godly fear
Life, Spiritual · The fear of God is — The fear of God is
Regeneration · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Reverence · 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58; — 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58;
Temptation · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Proverbs 14:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:26-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 14:27

John Gill on Proverbs 14:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 14:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Proverbs 14:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:26-27

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 14:27

John Gill on Proverbs 14:27

Keil & Delitzsch on Proverbs 14:27

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Proverbs 14:24

Rashi on Proverbs 14:26