14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 13:14
Instruction, Speech, Desire, Wealth, and the Way of the Wise
The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts about instruction, speech, diligence, righteousness, wealth, pride, counsel, desire, discipline, companionship, inheritance, injustice, parental correction, and satisfaction.
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Verse 14
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The teachingתּוֹרַ֣תH8451Noun - feminine singular constructof the wiseחָ֭כָםH2450Adjective - masculine singularis a fountainמְק֣וֹרH4726Noun - masculine singular constructof lifeחַיִּ֑יםH2416Noun - masculine pluralturning oneלָ֝ס֗וּרH5493Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructfrom the snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיH4170Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructof deathמָֽוֶת׃H4194Noun - masculine singular
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