Proverbs 14:27
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.
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- *Cross-referenceChap.13.14.
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- Proverbs 13:14Rank 1 from verse 27
- Revelation 21:6Rank 2 from verse 27
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.
6And he said vnto mee, It is done: *I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. *I will giue vnto him that is athirst, of the fountaine of the water of life, freely.
- Proverbs 2:10–18Rank 3 from verse 27
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.
10¶ When wisedome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant vnto thy soule;
11Discretion shall preserue thee, vnderstanding shall keepe thee:
12To deliuer thee from the way of the euill man, from the man that speaketh froward things.
13Who leaue the pathes of vprightnesse, to walke in the wayes of darkenesse:
14Who reioyce to doe euill, and delight in the frowardnesse of the wicked.
15Whose wayes are crooked, and they froward in their pathes.
16To deliuer thee from the strange woman, * euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her words:
17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
18For her house inclineth vnto death, and her pathes vnto the dead:
- Isaiah 33:6Rank 4 from verse 27
- Proverbs 22:5Rank 5 from verse 27
- Psalms 18:5Rank 6 from verse 27
- Ecclesiastes 7:26Rank 7 from verse 27
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.
26*†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.
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Proverbs 14:27
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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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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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.
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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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26In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.
26In the feare of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall haue a place of refuge.
27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
27*The feare of the LORD, is a fountaine of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Selected passage28In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
28In the multitude of people is the kings honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.