Proverbs 13:14 Go deeper

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. (KJV)

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תּוֹרַ֣תto.Rat[the] instruction of

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Proverbs 13:14 word 1

חָ֭כָםCha.khoma wise [person]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 13:14 word 2

מְק֣וֹרme.Kor[is] a fountain of

Lemma: מָקוֹר (ma.qor) · Strong's: H4726

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: fountain

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 20:18, Psalms 36:9, Psalms 68:26, Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 10:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4726; TAHOT Proverbs 13:14 word 3

חַיִּ֑יםchai.Yimlife

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 13:14 word 4

לָ֝ס֗וּרla.Surto turn aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 13:14 word 5

מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmi.Mo.ke.sheifrom [the] snares of

Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: snare

Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT Proverbs 13:14 word 6

מָֽוֶת\׃Ma.vetdeath

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Proverbs 13:14 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The teaching	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
of the wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
is a fountain	→	מָקוֹר H4726 fountain
of life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
turning one	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
from the snares	→	מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare
of death	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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