14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.


In Context

11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

13 Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

15 Good understanding giveth favor; But the way of the transgressor is hard.

16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly.

Proverbs 13:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:14The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, that he may decline from the ruin of death.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:14The teaching of the wise man is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:14The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.