Proverbs 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
17He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.
Cross References
Job 5:2Anger indeed killeth the foolish, and envy slayeth the little one.
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
Proverbs 15:32He that rejecteth instruction, despiseth his own soul: but he that yieldeth to reproof possesseth understanding.
Proverbs 21:16A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants.
Proverbs 22:5Arms and swords are in the way of the perverse: but he that keepeth his own soul departeth far from them.
Ecclesiastes 8:5He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer.
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 →