Proverbs 13:14 in the King James Version
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Context
13 Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
14 The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.
15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.