“The teaching of the wise is a spring of life,to turn from the snares of death.”
Proverbs 13:14 (WEB)
Context Reading
12Hope deferred makes the heart sick,but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life. 13Whoever despises instruction will pay for it,but he who respects a command will be rewarded. 14The teaching of the wise is a spring of life,to turn from the snares of death. 15Good understanding wins favor,but the way of the unfaithful is hard. 16Every prudent man acts from knowledge,but a fool exposes folly.