Proverbs 13:14

“The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, etc.] Or “doctrine”f374; the doctrine of those who are taught by the word, and are wise unto salvation; the words or doctrines of the wise, which are given forth by one Shepherd; the instructions of such who are like Scribes, well instructed themselves unto the kingdom of heaven: these are as a fountain of living water; which are the means of quickening dead sinners, and of reviving and refreshing the souls of weary saints; and bring life and immortality to light, and point and lead to eternal life: and so direct souls to depart from the snares of death; the snares of sin, Satan, and the world, to shun and avoid them; with which men being…”

“(Compare Pro 10:11). fountain--or, "source of life." to depart--(compare Pro 1:2-4), or, "for departing," &c., and so gives life.”

“The law - The instruction, or counsel; as the word law, is frequently understood in scripture. Proverbs 13:15”

“law: Pro 9:11, Pro 10:11, Pro 14:27, Pro 16:22 to: Pro 15:24, Pro 16:6, Pro 16:17; Sa2 22:6, Sa2 22:7; Psa 18:5, Psa 116:3 Proverbs 13:15”

“14 The doctrine of the wise man is a fountain of life, To escape the snares of death. An integral distich, vid., p. 8 of the Introduction. Essentially like 14a, Pro 10:11 says, "a fountain of life is the mouth of the righteous." The figure of the fountain of life with the teleological 'לסור וגו (the ל of the end and consequence of the action) is repeated Pro 14:27. The common non-biblical figure of the laquei mortis leads also to the idea of death as יקוּשׁ a fowler, Psa 91:3. If it is not here a mere formula for the dangers of death (Hitzig), then the proverb is designed to state that the life which springs from the doctrine of the wise man as from a fountain of health, for the disciple who…”