Proverbs 19:16
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
In Context
15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
17He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.
Cross References
Job 5:2For vexation kills the foolish man, and jealousy slays the silly one.
Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my law, but let thy heart keep my commandments.
Proverbs 15:32He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who hearkens to reproof gets understanding.
Proverbs 21:16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns [and] snares are in the way of a perverse man. He who keeps his soul shall be far from them.
Ecclesiastes 8:5He who keeps a commandment shall know no evil thing. And a wise man's heart discerns the time and decision.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:16
Circumspection and Charity. 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. See here the evil of a sluggish slothful disposition. 1. It stupefies men, and makes them senseless, and mindless of their own affairs, as they were cast into a deep sleep, dreaming much, but doing nothing. Slothful people doze away their time, bury their talents, live a useless life, and are the unprofitable burdens of the earth; for any service they do when they are awake they might as well be always… Read the whole commentary →