Proverbs 19:16
He that observeth the commandment guardeth his own soul: but he that disregardeth [directing] his ways [aright] shall die.
Leeser Tanakh
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 [man] into a deep sleep; and an indolent soul will suffer hunger.
17He lendeth unto the Lord that is liberal to the poor, and his good deed will he repay unto him.
Cross References
Job 5:2For vexation will prove death to a foolish man, and jealousy will slay the simple.
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart keep my commandments;
Proverbs 15:32He that rejecteth correction despiseth his own soul; but he that heareth admonition acquireth intelligence.
Proverbs 21:16The man that wandereth astray out of the way of intelligence shall rest in the assembly of the departed.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are on the way of a perverse man: he that doth guard his soul will keep far from them.
Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment will experience no evil thing: and a wise man's heart knoweth both time and the just consequence.
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 →