Proverbs 19:16
Those who obey God’s commandments will remain alive for a long time; those who despise/disobey them (OR, those who do not control their own conduct) will die while they are still young.
Translation for Translators
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 5:2Foolish people die because of being ◄resentful/very angry at someone►; people who are easily deceived are destroyed by their being jealous of others.
Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget what I have taught you. Keep my commands in your inner being,
Proverbs 15:32If people refuse to listen when others try to correct them, they are despising/hurting themselves; those who ◄pay attention/heed► when others warn them ◄become wiser/acquire good sense►.
Proverbs 21:16Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will soon discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.
Proverbs 22:5Because of the things that wicked people do, they have difficulties/troubles that will be like thorns and traps on the roads that they walk on [MET]; people who are careful/cautious will be able to stay away from those difficulties.
Ecclesiastes 8:5If you obey what the king commands, he will not harm you. So be wise, and know the correct/right time to do things and the right way to do them.
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 →