Proverbs 19:16
Whoever is keeping the command is keeping his soul, || Whoever is despising His ways dies.
Literal Standard 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
15Sloth causes deep sleep to fall, || And an indolent soul hungers.
17Whoever is lending [to] YHWH is favoring the poor, || And He repays his deed to him.
Cross References
Job 5:2For provocation slays the perverse, || And envy puts to death the simple,
Proverbs 3:1My son! Do not forget my law, || And let your heart keep my commands,
Proverbs 15:32Whoever is refusing instruction is despising his soul, || And whoever is hearing reproof || Is getting understanding.
Proverbs 21:16A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, || Rests in an assembly of Rephaim.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse, || Whoever is keeping his soul is far from them.
Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoever is keeping a command knows no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knows.
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 →