Proverbs 13:14

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Proverbs 13:12–16 · Berean Standard Bible

12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

13 He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.

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

15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the faithless is difficult.

16 Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

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The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.

Proverbs 16:22

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Proverbs 15:24

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Proverbs 16:6

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Proverbs 16:17

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The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

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The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

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