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


In Context

11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.

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

13 Whoever despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

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

15 Good understanding giveth favor: but the way of transgressors is hard.

16 Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool 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 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 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.