Proverbs 19:16
One who guardeth the commandment, guardeth his life, he that is reckless in his ways, shall die.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, falleth into a deep sleep, and, a soul that is indolent, shall famish.
17A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.
Cross References
Job 5:2For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.
Proverbs 3:1My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;
Proverbs 15:32He that declineth correction, despiseth his own soul, but, he that heareth reproof, gaineth sense.
Proverbs 21:16The man who wandereth from the way of discretion, in the gathered host of the shades, shall settle down.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares, are in the way of the perverse,—he that guardeth his soul, shall be far from them.
Ecclesiastes 8:5He that observeth the commandment, will not notice a vexatious thing,—and, of time and manner, will the heart of the wise take note.
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 →