Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
turning people away from the snares of death.

New American Standard Bible

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
That one may avoid the snares of death.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, enabling anyone to escape the snares of death.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that leads to obedience and worship] is a fountain of life,
So that one may avoid the snares of death.

Bible in Basic English

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

The fear of Jehovah a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

King James 2000

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The fear of Yahweh [is] a fountain of life, [in order] to turn from the snares of death.

Modern King James verseion

The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life to turn aside from the snares of death.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The fear of the LORD is a well of life; to avoid the snares of death.

NET Bible

The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

New Heart English Bible

The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.

The Emphasized Bible

The reverence of Yahweh, is a well-spring of life, that a man may avoid the snares of death.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The fear
יראה 
Yir'ah 
Usage: 45

of the Lord

Usage: 0

is a fountain
מקר מקור 
Maqowr 
Usage: 18

of life
חי 
Chay 
Usage: 502

to depart
שׂוּר סוּר 
Cuwr 
Usage: 301

from the snares
מקשׁ מוקשׁ 
Mowqesh 
Usage: 27

References

Morish

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

26 In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence
and his children have a refuge.
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
turning people away from the snares of death.
28 A large population is a king’s splendor,
but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.



Cross References

Proverbs 13:14

A wise man’s instruction is a fountain of life,
turning people away from the snares of death.

Psalm 18:5

The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.

Proverbs 2:10-18

For wisdom will enter your mind,
and knowledge will delight your heart.

Proverbs 22:5

There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;
the one who guards himself stays far from them.

Ecclesiastes 7:26

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a trap, her heart a net, and her hands chains. The one who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner will be captured by her.

Isaiah 33:6

There will be times of security for you—
a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge.
The fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.

Revelation 21:6

And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give water as a gift to the thirsty from the spring of life.

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