14The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life,that one may turn away from the snares of death.
Here we find the entire book of Proverbs summarized in one verse. Compare the first line of this proverb to Proverbs 3:18, and the second line with Proverbs 3:21–23.
14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.