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


In Context

11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

13 He who scorns instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command is rewarded.

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

15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.

16 Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes 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 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 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.