NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The lawtowrah (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. Links Proverbs 13:14Proverbs 13:14 NIV Proverbs 13:14 NLT Proverbs 13:14 ESV Proverbs 13:14 NASB Proverbs 13:14 KJV |