Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning one from the snares of death. Young's Literal Translation The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death. King James Bible The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. Hebrew The teachingתּוֹרַ֣ת (tō·w·raṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law of the wise חָ֭כָם (ḥā·ḵām) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2450: Wise is a fountain מְק֣וֹר (mə·qō·wr) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4726: Something dug, a, source, of happiness, wisdom, progeny) of life, חַיִּ֑ים (ḥay·yîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life turning one לָ֝ס֗וּר (lā·sūr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5493: To turn aside from the snares מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי (mim·mō·qə·šê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snare of death. מָֽוֶת׃ (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin |