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Proverbs 14:27
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KJ21
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life to depart from the snares of death.
ASV
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.
AMP
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.
AMPC
Reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.
BRG
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
CSB
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.
CSBA
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.
CEB
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning people away from deathtraps.
CJB
The fear of Adonai is a fountain of life enabling one to avoid deadly traps.
CEV
and a life-giving fountain that keeps you safe from deadly traps.
DARBY
The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.
DRA
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to decline from the ruin of death.
ERV
Respect for the Lord gives true life and will save you from death’s trap.
EASY
If you respect and obey the Lord, that is like a spring of water that gives you life. It will keep you safe from death's traps.
EHV
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life. It turns a person away from the snares of death.
ESV
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
ESVUK
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
EXB
·Respect for [Fear of] the Lord ·gives life [L is a fountain of life] ·and can save people from death [L turning people aside from death traps/snares].
GNV
The fear of the Lord is as a wellspring of life, to avoid the snares of death.
GW
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life to turn ⌞one⌟ away from the grasp of death.
GNT
Do you want to avoid death? Reverence for the Lord is a fountain of life.
HCSB
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.
ICB
Respect for the Lord gives life. It is like a fountain of water that can save people from death.
ISV
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, enabling anyone to escape the snares of death.
JUB
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
KJV
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
AKJV
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
LSB
The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death.
LEB
The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, in order to turn from the snares of death.
TLB
Reverence for the Lord is a fountain of life; its waters keep a man from death.
MSG
The Fear-of-God is a spring of living water so you won’t go off drinking from poisoned wells.
MEV
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
NOG
The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life to turn one away from the grasp of death.
NABRE
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
NASB
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, By which one may avoid the snares of death.
NASB1995
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.
NCB
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life enabling a man to avoid the snares of death.
NCV
Respect for the Lord gives life. It is like a fountain that can save people from death.
NET
The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.
NIRV
Respect for the Lord is like a fountain that gives life. It turns you away from the jaws of death.
NIV
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
NIVUK
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
NKJV
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.
NLV
The fear of the Lord is a well of life. Its waters keep a man from death.
NLT
Fear of the Lord is a life-giving fountain; it offers escape from the snares of death.
NRSVA
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.
NRSVACE
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.
NRSVCE
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.
NRSVUE
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, so that one may avoid the snares of death.
OJB
The Yirat Hashem is a makor chayyim (fountain of life) to turn one away from the snares of mavet.
RGT
The fear of the LORD is as a wellspring of life, to avoid the snares of death.
RSV
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.
RSVCE
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may avoid the snares of death.
TLV
The fear of Adonai is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
VOICE
Respect and honor for Him is the basis of a satisfied life, which guards a person from being trapped in the snares of death.
WEB
The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.
WYC
The dread of the Lord is a well of life; that it bow away from the falling of death. (The fear of the Lord/Reverence for the Lord is a well of life; yea, so that thou turn away from deadly traps, or snares.)
YLT
The fear of Jehovah [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.
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