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Proverbs 13:14

World English Bible

The teaching of the wise is a spring of life,
to turn from the snares of death.

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Proverbs 13:14 in other translations

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

Proverbs 13:14 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 13:14 in context

  1. 12Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
    but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
  2. 13Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,
    but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
  3. 14The teaching of the wise is a spring of life,
    to turn from the snares of death.
  4. 15Good understanding wins favor,
    but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
  5. 16Every prudent man acts from knowledge,
    but a fool exposes folly.