Proverbs

Proverbs 13:14

¹⁴The teaching^a of the wise is a fountain of life,

turning one from the snares of death.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The teaching	תּוֹרַ֣ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of the wise	חָ֭כָם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
is a fountain	מְק֣וֹר	mə·qō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4726 spring, fountain
of life	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
turning one	לָ֝ס֗וּר	lā·sūr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5493 turn aside
from the snares	מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי	mim·mō·qə·šê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4170 a bait or lure
of death	מָֽוֶת׃	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.