Proverbs 19:16
He that is shomer over the mitzvah is shomer over his own nefesh, 1 but he that is reckless in his drakhim shall die. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
In Context
Cross References
Job 5:2For ka'as (anger) killeth the foolish man, 1 and kinah (envy) slayeth the simple one. 1
Proverbs 3:1Beni (my son), forget not my torah; 1 but let thine lev keep my mitzvot; 1
Proverbs 15:32He that refuseth musar despiseth his own nefesh, 1 but he that heareth tokhakhat (reproof) getteth lev. + 15:32 of understanding 1
Proverbs 21:16The adam that wandereth astray from the derech haseichel (road of understanding) 1 shall rest in the kahal of the refa'im (congregation of the dead). 1
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and pachim (snares) are in the derech of the crooked; 1 he that is shomer over his nefesh shall be far from them. 1
Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoso is shomer mitzvah shall meet no harm; and a lev of a chacham discerneth both et (time) and mishpat (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 →