Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
The fear of Jehovah a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
turning people away 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.
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.
Themes
Godly Fear » Described as » A fountain of life
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of Godly fear
Topics
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 14:27
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
26 In the fear of Jehovah the trust of strength, and to his sons a refuge. 27 The fear of Jehovah a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 28 In a multitude of people the king's decoration: and in the cessation of the people the destruction of the prince.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 13:14
The law of the wise one a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Psalm 18:5
The pains of hades surrounded me: the snares of death anticipated me.
Proverbs 2:10-18
For wisdom shall come into thy heart, and knowledge shall be pleasant to thy soul.
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns, snares, in the way of the perverse one: he watching his soul shall be far from them.
Ecclesiastes 7:26
And I find bitter above death the woman that her heart it is snares and nets, her hands are bonds: the good one before God shall escape from her, and he sinning shall be taken by her.
Isaiah 33:6
And the stability of thy times, the strength of salvation, was wisdom and knowledge: the fear of Jehovah this his treasure.
Revelation 21:6
And he said to me, It has been. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him thirsting of the fountain of the water of life gratuitously.