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The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
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The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
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A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
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The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
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The path of life leads upward for the prudent to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
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Whoever heeds life-giving correction will be at home among the wise.
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When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
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Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.
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The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
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The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
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Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
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The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
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Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
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Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
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In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls, but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
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for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.
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Saying 17
Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
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If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?
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As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
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She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.
