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The Gospel in Proverbs

Dan Phillips lists “eleven benefits resulting from the fear of Yahweh” found in the book of Proverbs. Among them is “a fountain of life,” from Proverbs 14:27.

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
The form is consequence (B is what happens when you A). the meaning of this verse is related to [Proverbs 10:27]. Beyond that, it has a valid application on the eternal level. We are all born rebels, enemies of God and under His death sentence. When we come to know and fear God as He truly is, we receive eternal life, and turn away from the snares of everlasting death under His judgment in Hell.
This is one of many proverbs that suggest to me that “fear Yahweh” is the Old Covenant equivalent of “believe in the Lord Jesus” (Acts 16:31). It is a distillation of the Gospel, in Old Covenant terms. It could be “translated” for Christians with no changes other than greater New Covenant specificity:
Faith in Christ as Lord is a fountain of life,
For turning away from the snares of death.
—Dan Phillips, God’s Wisdom in Proverbs (Kress Biblical Resources, 2011), 88–89.