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


In Context

11 Wealth gotten by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase it.

12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but the desire that cometh to pass is a tree of life.

13 Whoso despiseth the word shall be held by it; but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

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

15 Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.

16 Every prudent man acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart 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.