27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.


In Context

24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools is folly.

25 A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.

26 In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

27 The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

28 In the multitude of a people is the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.

29 Whoso is slow to anger is of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

Proverbs 14:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:27The fear of the LORD [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:27The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:27The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.