Proverbs 14:27

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

Proverbs 14:27 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 14:27

The fear of the Lord [is] a fountain of life
Where the true fear of God is, there is a real principle of grace, which is "a well of living water, springing up unto everlasting life", ( John 4:14 ) ; eternal life is connected with it; it makes meet for it, and issues in it: or the Lord, who is the object of fear, he is the fountain of life: as of natural, so of spiritual and eternal life; spiritual life springs from him, is supported and maintained by him, the consequence of which is life everlasting; to depart from the snares of death;
sins, transgressions, as Aben Ezra interprets it; these are the works of men's hands, in which they are snared; these are the cords in which they are holden, and so die without instruction; the wages of them are death, even death eternal: likewise there are the snares of the world and of the devil, temptations to sin, with which being ensnared, lead to death; now the fear of the Lord is a means of delivering from and of avoiding those snares, and so of escaping death.

Proverbs 14:27 In-Context

25 A truthful witness delivereth souls, but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

26 In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence, and His children shall have a place of refuge.

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

28 In a multitude of people is the honor of the king, but the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

29 He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding, but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.