Proverbs 19:16
He who keeps a mitzvah ·instruction· keeps his soul, 2 but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die. 1
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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 casts into a deep sleep. 2 The idle soul shall suffer hunger. 1
17He who has pity on the poor lends to Adonai; 2 he will reward him. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 3:1My son, don’t forget my teaching; 2 but keep my mitzvot ·instructions· in your heart: 1
Proverbs 15:32He who refuses correction despises his own soul, 2 but he who sh'ma ·hears obeys· reproof gets understanding. 1
Proverbs 21:16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding 2 shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits. 1
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: 2 whoever guards his soul stays from them. 1
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 →