The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
The feare of the LORD, is a fountaine of life, to depart from the snares of death.
1611 marginal noteChap.13.14.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Devices or stratagems used to catch or entangle. Sense 2: Figuratively, causes of danger, sin, or ruin.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Joshua 23:13
Complete exact-word concordance
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
The feare of the LORD, is a fountaine of life, to depart from the snares of death.
1611 marginal noteChap.13.14.
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Thornes and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doeth keepe his soule, shalbe farre from them.
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
And I finde more bitter then death, the woman whose heart is snares & nets, and her handes as bands: who so pleaseth God, shall escape from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.
1611 marginal noteHe that is good before God.
1611 marginal noteProu.22.14.
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay waite as hee that setteth snares, they set a trap, they catch men.
1611 marginal noteOr, they pry as foulers lie in waite.
Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
Let a crie bee heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troupe suddenly vpon them, for they haue digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
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