The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.
The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. “In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears.
Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.
By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
The path of life leads upward for the prudent, that he may turn away from Sheol beneath.
For by me your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life.
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