Proverbs 14:27
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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Gill's Exposition
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 well of living water, springing up unto everlasting life", Joh 4:14;…
In these two verses we are invited and encouraged to live in the fear of God by the advantages which attend a religious life. The fear of the Lord is here put for all gracious principles, producing…
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