Proverbs 19:16
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul: but he that is careless of his ways shall die.
Revised Version 1895
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 casteth into a deep sleep; and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD, and his good deed will he pay him again.
Cross References
Job 5:2For vexation killeth the foolish man, and jealousy slayeth the silly one.
Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
Proverbs 15:32He that refuseth correction despiseth his own soul: but he that hearkeneth to reproof getteth understanding.
Proverbs 21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall rest in the congregation of the dead.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that keepeth his soul shall be far from them.
Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall know no evil thing; and a wise man’s heart discerneth time and 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 →