Proverbs 14:27

27 The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, Turning people 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 saves souls, But a false witness is deceitful.

26 In the fear of Yahweh is a secure fortress, And he will be a refuge for his children.

27 The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, Turning people from the snares of death.

28 In the multitude of people is the king's glory, But in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, But he who has a quick temper displays folly.