The Fountain of Life
Homilist
Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.


I. SOMETHING THAT NEEDS REPLENISHING. Life is a fire — it must be kept alight; a lamp — it needs oil; energy — it demands a nervous sustentation. So with spiritual life — it cannot continue without food.

II. SOMETHING TO REPLENISH MAN'S LIFE. "The fear of the Lord." Here is rich provender called a "fountain"— continuous, inexhaustible, pure — the source, not the stream. How is it a fountain of life?

1. Because it enables us to assimilate Divine food.

2. Because it is the key which unlocks the tap.

(Homilist.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

WEB: The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, turning people from the snares of death.




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