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Proverbs 13:14 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 13 · verse 14
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.Proverbs 13:14 · King James Version
Proverbs 13:14 in context
12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.
13Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.
14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
15Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
16Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fountainmâqôwrproperly, something dugH4726 →
- departçûwrto turn offH5493 →
- snaresmôwqêsha nooseH4170 →
- wisechâkâmwiseH2450 →
- lifechayaliveH2416 →
- lawtôwrâha precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or PentateuchH8451 →
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By the law of the wise and righteous, here, we may understand either the principles and rules by which they govern themselves or (which comes all to one) the instructions which they give to others, which ought to be as a law to all about them; and if they be so, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary