Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 2:10-18 shows wisdom as protection from deadly snares—specifically the seductress—echoing how fear of the Lord turns away snares of death.
Proverbs 13:14 uses identical imagery: 'fountain of life' and 'snares of death', directly paralleling the fear of the LORD in Proverbs 14:27.
In Proverbs 22:5, thorns and snares await the perverse, but guarding one's soul keeps one far—the same deliverance as the fountain of life here.
Proverbs 3:7 directly commands: fear the LORD and turn from evil—the same pairing of reverence and avoidance as the fountain of life here.
Proverbs 16:6 states that by fear of the LORD men depart from evil—identical theme of reverence leading away from death's snares.
Proverbs 16:22 calls understanding a fountain of life—the same metaphor as here, linking wisdom with life-giving source.
Proverbs 19:23 declares fear of the LORD leads to life and satisfaction—directly parallel to the fountain of life turning from death.
Psalm 18:5 uses the exact phrase 'snares of Death'—David's cry from Sheol shows the danger from which fear of the Lord delivers.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 describes a woman whose heart is snares—an example of the death-snares from which fearing God provides escape.
2 Samuel 22:6 mirrors Psalm 18:5 with 'snares of Death'—David's song of deliverance illustrates the threat that fearing God averts.
Isaiah 33:6 calls the fear of the LORD Zion's treasure, offering a different metaphor but the same theme of life and stability as Proverbs 14:27.
Acts 9:31 describes the church walking in the fear of the Lord and multiplying—directly illustrating the fountain of life from fearing God.