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The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, Turning people from the snares of death.
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The Fountain of Life
Scholars explain that the "fountain of life" is a powerful metaphor for God Himself as the source of all spiritual and eternal life. Multiple commentators connect this phrase to Jesus's words in John 4:14 about "a well of living water springing up into everlasting life." Therefore, to fear the Lord is to connect with the ultimate source of life, which He provides through grace.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
See the marginal reference and Proverbs 10:11 note.
19th Century
Anglican
Fountain of life— Compare to Proverbs 13:14 and John 4:14.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The fear of the Lord [is] a fountain of life Where the true fear of God is, there is a real principle of grace, which is "a we…
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Those who fear the Lord so as to obey and serve him have a strong ground of confidence and will be preserved. Let us seek this Fountain of life tha…
