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Proverbs 14:27

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The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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  1. Proverbs 13:14Rank 1 from verse 27
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    14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  2. Revelation 21:6Rank 2 from verse 27
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    6And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.

  3. Proverbs 2:10–18Rank 3 from verse 27
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    10¶ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

    11Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee:

    12To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things;

    13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

    14Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked;

    15Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths:

    16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

    17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.

    18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

  4. Isaiah 33:6Rank 4 from verse 27
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    6And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation: the fear of the Lord is his treasure.

  5. Proverbs 22:5Rank 5 from verse 27
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    5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

  6. Psalms 18:5Rank 6 from verse 27
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    5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:26Rank 7 from verse 27
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    26And 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.

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Proverbs 14:27

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fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

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depart

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1. To leave, go away, or move from a place or person. 2. To cease to remain, be removed, disappear, or pass away. 3. To turn or separate from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. To leave earthly life or this world.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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snares

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Sense 1: Devices or stratagems used to catch or entangle. Sense 2: Figuratively, causes of danger, sin, or ruin.

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14:26In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.

14:27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

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14:28In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

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