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Proverbs 13:14

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14The teaching of wise people is like a fountain that gives life.

It turns those who listen to it away from the jaws of death.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

that one may turn away from the snares of death.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

turning a person from the snares of death.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A wise person’s instruction is a fountain of life,

turning people away from the snares of death.

NLTNew Living Translation

The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain;

those who accept it avoid the snares of death.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,

in order to avoid the snares of death.

KJV 1900King James Version

The law of the wise is a fountain of life,

To depart from the snares of death.