Proverbs 13:14 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 13:14 MSG (The Message)

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, so, no more drinking from death-tainted wells!

Proverbs 13:14 KJV (King James Version)

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:14 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn aside from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:14 NCV (New Century Version)

The teaching of a wise person gives life. It is like a fountain that can save people from death.

Proverbs 13:14 ASV (American Standard Version)

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, That one may depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:14 NIV (New International Version)

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:14 NKJV (New King James Version)

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To turn one away from the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:14 AMP (Amplified Bible)

The teaching of the wise is a fountain and source of life, So that one may avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:14 NLT (New Living Translation)

The instruction of the wise is like a life-giving fountain; those who accept it avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 13:14 TPT (The Passion Translation)

When the lovers of God teach you truth, a fountain of life opens up within you, and their wise instruction will deliver you from the ways of death.

Proverbs 13:14 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.