Proverbs 13:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The teachingתֹּורַ֣ת
(to·v·rat)
8451: direction, instruction, lawfrom yarah
of the wiseחָ֭כָם
(cha·cham)
2450: wisefrom chakam
is a fountainמְקֹ֣ור
(me·ko·vr)
4726: a spring, fountainfrom qur
of life, 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
To turn asideלָ֝ס֗וּר
(la·sur)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
from the snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי
(mim·mo·ke·shei)
4170: a bait or lure, a snarefrom yaqosh
of death.מָֽוֶת׃
(ma·vet.)
4194: deathfrom muth


















KJV Lexicon
The law
towrah  (to-raw')
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.
of the wise
chakam  (khaw-kawm')
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful) -- cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise(hearted), man).
is a fountain
maqowr  (maw-kore')
fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
of life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
to depart
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
from the snares
mowqesh  (mo-kashe')
a noose (for catching animals): by implication, a hook (for the nose) -- be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
of death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wise man's instruction is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.

International Standard Version
What the wise have to teach is a fountain of life and causes someone to avoid the snares of death.

NET Bible
Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The law of wisdom is a fountain of life to those who turn from the snares of death.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The teachings of a wise person are a fountain of life to turn [one] away from the grasp of death.

King James 2000 Bible
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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