Proverbs 14:27

27 Respect for the LORD is like a fountain that gives life. It turns you away from the jaws 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 An honest witness saves lives. But a dishonest witness tells lies.

26 Anyone who shows respect for the LORD has a strong tower. It will be a safe place for his children.

27 Respect for the LORD is like a fountain that gives life. It turns you away from the jaws of death.

28 A large population is a king's glory. But a prince without followers is destroyed.

29 Anyone who is patient has great understanding. But anyone who gets angry quickly shows how foolish he is.