Proverbs 19:16
Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.
Young's Literal Translation
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 causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
17Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
Cross References
Job 5:2For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
Proverbs 3:1My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
Proverbs 15:32Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.
Proverbs 21:16A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth.
Proverbs 22:5Thorns — snares [are] in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.
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 →