Proverbs 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; but he that despiseth His ways shall die.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
17He that is gracious unto the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and his good deed will He repay unto him.
Cross References
Job 5:2For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching; but let thy heart keep my commandments;
Proverbs 15:32He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul; but he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.
Proverbs 21:16The man that strayeth out of the way of understanding shall rest in the congregation of the shades.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man's heart discerneth time and judgment.
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 →