Proverbs 14:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The fearיִרְאַ֣ת
(yir·'at)
3374: a fearfrom yare
of the LORDיְ֭הוָה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
is a fountainמְקֹ֣ור
(me·ko·vr)
4726: a spring, fountainfrom qur
of life, 
 
2425b: lifefrom chayah
That one may avoidלָ֝ס֗וּר
(la·sur)
5493: to turn asidea prim. root
the snaresמִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי
(mim·mo·ke·shei)
4170: a bait or lure, a snarefrom yaqosh
of death.מָֽוֶת׃
(ma·vet.)
4194: deathfrom muth


















KJV Lexicon
The fear
yir'ah  (yir-aw')
fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence -- dreadful, exceedingly, fear(-fulness).
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
is a fountain
maqowr  (maw-kore')
fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
of life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
to depart
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
from the snares
mowqesh  (mo-kashe')
a noose (for catching animals): by implication, a hook (for the nose) -- be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
of death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, That one may avoid the snares of death.

King James Bible
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning people away from the snares of death.

International Standard Version
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, enabling anyone to escape the snares of death.

NET Bible
The fear of the LORD is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The awe of Lord Jehovah is a fountain of life to those that turn from the snares of death.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life to turn [one] away from the grasp of death.

King James 2000 Bible
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death.
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