Proverbs 19:16
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
World English 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
15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.
Cross References
Job 5:2For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
Proverbs 3:1My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,
Proverbs 15:32He who refuses correction despises his own soul, but he who listens to reproof gets understanding.
Proverbs 21:16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the departed spirits.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.
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 →