Proverbs 19:16

He that keepeth the commandment of God, keepeth his soul; but he that chargeth not his way, shall be slain. (He who keepeth God’s commandments, keepeth his life safe; but he who despiseth the Lord’s way, shall die.)

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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

15Sloth bringeth in sleep; and a negligent soul shall have hunger.

17He that hath mercy on a poor man, lendeth to the Lord, (or He who hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord); and he shall yield his while to him.

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Cross References

Job 5:2Wrathfulness slayeth a fond man, and envy slayeth a little child. (Anger killeth the foolish, and envy killeth the childish.)

Proverbs 3:1My son, forget thou not my law; and thine heart keep my commandments.

Proverbs 15:32He that casteth away chastising, despiseth his soul; but he that assenteth to blamings, is a peaceable holder of the heart. (He who casteth away discipline, despiseth his own soul; but he who accepteth rebukes, shall become wiser.)

Proverbs 21:16A man that erreth from the way of doctrine, shall dwell in the company of giants, that is, of men evil ruled, either of fiends. (Those who err, or who stray, from the way of doctrine, shall dwell in the company of the dead.)

Proverbs 22:5Armours and swords be in the way of a wayward man; but the keeper of his soul goeth away far from those. (Arms, or weapons, and swords be on the way of the wayward; but he who keepeth his life safe goeth far away from them.)

Ecclesiastes 8:5He that keepeth the commandment of God, shall not feel anything of evil; the heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer.

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 →

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