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The instructionתּוֹרַתof the wiseחָכָםis a fountainמְקוֹרof life,חַיִּיםto turn awayלָסוּרfrom the snaresמִמֹּקְשֵׁיof death.מָוֶת
Proverbs 13:14
Study it in the app“The instruction of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn away from the snares of death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:14, word by word
- The instructionתּוֹרַתtorat
teaching of YHWH
What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.
Where else “torat” appears- of the wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- is a fountainמְקוֹרmekor
spring
The place where water wells up, and so also the source of life.
Where else “mekor” appears- of lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- to turn awayסוּרsur
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sur” appears- from the snaresמֹּקְשֵׁיmokshe
snare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokshe” appears- of deathמָוֶתmavet
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appears
The context
13Whoever despises the word will be ruined, but whoever fears the commandment will be rewarded.
14 · This verse (above)
15Good prudence gives favor, but the way of the treacherous is hard.