Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 13:14
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Berean Standard Bible
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
King James Version
The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
World English Bible
The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.
American Standard Version
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 13
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.
16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
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