Proverbs 19:16
Whoever guards a commandment guards his own soul. But whoever neglects his own way will die.
Catholic Public Domain 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
15Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.
17Whoever is merciful to the poor lends to the Lord. And he will repay him for his efforts.
Cross References
Job 5:2Truly, anger condemns the foolish to death, and envy kills the petty.
Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart guard my precepts.
Proverbs 15:32Whoever rejects discipline despises his own soul. But whoever agrees to correction is a possessor of the heart.
Proverbs 21:16A man who wanders astray from the way of doctrine will linger in the company of the giants.
Proverbs 22:5Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.
Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoever keeps the commandment will not experience evil. The heart of a wise man understands the time to respond.
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 →