²⁷ The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

¹⁸ She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

²³ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

¹² Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

¹⁴ The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

¹⁹ The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

²⁷ The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

⁴ A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

²² Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.