27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
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Proverbs 14:27
The Fear of the LORD, the Way That Seems Right, and Wisdom for Household, Speech, and Community
The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts involving household formation, moral walking, speech, work, prudence, self-deception, emotional life, treatment of the poor, fear of the LORD, patience, righteousness, national life, and wise service.
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Verse 27
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The fearיִרְאַ֣תH3374Noun - feminine singular constructof the LORDיְ֭הוָהH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularis a fountainמְק֣וֹרH4726Noun - masculine singular constructof lifeחַיִּ֑יםH2416Noun - masculine pluralturning [a man]לָ֝ס֗וּרH5493Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructfrom the snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיH4170Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructof deathמָֽוֶת׃H4194Noun - masculine singular