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despising them leads to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; <i>but</i> he that despiseth his ways shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, <i>But</i> he who is careless of his ways will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />One who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, <i>But</i> one who is careless of conduct will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is careless of conduct will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, <i>But</i> he who is careless of his ways will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, <i>But</i> he who despises his way will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He who keeps <i>and</i> obeys the commandment [of the LORD] keeps (guards) his own life, But he who is careless of his ways <i>and</i> conduct will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who keeps commands preserves himself; one who disregards his ways will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The one who keeps commands preserves himself; one who disregards his ways will die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Obey the Lord's teachings and you will live--disobey and you will die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul: but he that is careless of his ways shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whoever obeys the law preserves his life, [but] whoever despises the LORD's ways will be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Keep God's laws and you will live longer; if you ignore them, you will die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever obeys a commandment keeps himself safe, but someone who is contemptuous in conduct will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever is keeping the command is keeping his soul, "" Whoever is despising His ways dies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He watching the command watches his soul: he despising his ways shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Whoever guards a commandment guards his own soul. But whoever neglects his own way will die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those who keep commands keep their lives, but those who despise these ways will die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Those who keep the commandment will live; those who are heedless of their ways will die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who keeps the law keeps his own soul; but he who despises right ways shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He that keeps the commandment takes care of his soul and he that despises his ways will be killed.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that despiseth His ways shall die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; but he that despises his ways shall perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/19-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=3815" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/19.htm">The Man of Integrity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šō·mêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">He who keeps</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wāh (N-fs) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">a commandment</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šō·mêr (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">preserves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">his soul,</a> <a href="/hebrew/959.htm" title="959: bō·w·zêh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To despise. A primitive root; to disesteem.">but he who is careless</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏə·rā·ḵāw (N-cpc:: 3ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">in his ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yū·må̄ṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">will die.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22-25</a></span><br />Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-24.htm">Matthew 7:24-27</a></span><br />Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a></span><br />But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-21.htm">John 14:21</a></span><br />Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-3.htm">1 John 2:3-6</a></span><br />By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. / If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-13.htm">Romans 2:13</a></span><br />For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-17.htm">Matthew 19:17</a></span><br />“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-14.htm">Revelation 22:14</a></span><br />Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-16.htm">1 Timothy 4:16</a></span><br />Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/2-1.htm">Hebrews 2:1-3</a></span><br />We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away. / For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment, / how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Deuteronomy 30:15-16</a></span><br />See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, as well as death and disaster. / For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1-3</a></span><br />Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. / Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. / They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Psalm 119:9</a></span><br />How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">Psalm 119:33-34</a></span><br />Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end. / Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-101.htm">Psalm 119:101</a></span><br />I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; but he that despises his ways shall die.</p><p class="hdg">keepeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Proverbs 3:1</a></b></br> My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/29-18.htm">Proverbs 29:18</a></b></br> Where <i>there is</i> no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy <i>is</i> he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-18.htm">Psalm 103:18</a></b></br> To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.</p><p class="hdg">keepeth his</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm">Proverbs 16:17</a></b></br> The highway of the upright <i>is</i> to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-23.htm">Proverbs 21:23</a></b></br> Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/22-5.htm">Proverbs 22:5</a></b></br> Thorns <i>and</i> snares <i>are</i> in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.</p><p class="hdg">he that despiseth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/13-13.htm">Proverbs 13:13</a></b></br> Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/15-32.htm">Proverbs 15:32</a></b></br> He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/14-16.htm">Careless</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-13.htm">Command</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-13.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-23.htm">Conduct</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-13.htm">Contemptuous</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-21.htm">Death</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-32.htm">Despises</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-32.htm">Despiseth</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-32.htm">Despising</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Die</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/esther/9-31.htm">Instructions</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-8.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-8.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-8.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-3.htm">Life</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-18.htm">Note</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-5.htm">Obeys</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-3.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/32-9.htm">Careless</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-2.htm">Command</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-2.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-11.htm">Conduct</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-13.htm">Contemptuous</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Despises</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-17.htm">Despiseth</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-3.htm">Despising</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm">Die</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-14.htm">Fate</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-23.htm">Guards</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-13.htm">Instructions</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-23.htm">Keepeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-3.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-27.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-18.htm">Life</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-12.htm">Note</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-5.htm">Obeys</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-18.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-2.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-28.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/19-1.htm">Life and Conduct</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, keeping commandments is often associated with wisdom and life. The Hebrew word for "keeps" implies guarding or watching over, suggesting diligence and intentionality. This aligns with <a href="/deuteronomy/6-2.htm">Deuteronomy 6:2</a>, where keeping God's statutes is linked to prolonged life. The concept of preserving one's soul can be seen as safeguarding one's spiritual well-being and eternal destiny. In the New Testament, Jesus affirms the importance of obedience in <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>, "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments," highlighting the continuity of this principle.<p><b>but he who is careless in his ways will die</b><br>This part of the verse contrasts the fate of those who neglect God's commandments. The term "careless" suggests a lack of attention or disregard for the moral and spiritual laws set by God. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, adherence to the law was not only a religious duty but also a means of maintaining social order and personal safety. The warning of death is both literal and metaphorical, indicating physical demise and spiritual separation from God. This echoes the warnings found in <a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a>, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death." Theologically, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of the ultimate consequence of sin, which is spiritual death, as articulated in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally regarded as the author of Proverbs, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom. His proverbs are intended to impart wisdom and understanding.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The primary audience for the Proverbs, the people of Israel were to live according to God's commandments, which were central to their covenant relationship with Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wise_and_the_foolish.htm">The Wise and the Foolish</a></b><br>Throughout Proverbs, these two archetypes represent those who follow God's commandments and those who disregard them, respectively.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's commandments is not just a duty but a means of preserving one's soul. It reflects a heart aligned with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_carelessness.htm">Consequences of Carelessness</a></b><br>Neglecting God's ways leads to spiritual death. This carelessness is a form of rebellion against God's order.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_in_action.htm">Wisdom in Action</a></b><br>True wisdom is demonstrated through action. Keeping commandments is an active pursuit that requires diligence and intentionality.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_heart.htm">The Role of the Heart</a></b><br>The Hebrew root for "keeps" (shamar) implies guarding or watching over. This suggests that obedience involves a heart posture of vigilance and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>The preservation of the soul points to an eternal perspective, where the choices made in this life have lasting consequences.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_to_oreb_and_zeeb.htm">What does 'Speak Evil of No Man' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_personal_responsibility.htm">What does the Bible say about personal responsibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_idle_words.htm">What are idle words?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_life_advice_does_proverbs_give.htm">What wisdom and guidance does Proverbs offer for life?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">He that despiseth his ways--</span><span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, takes no heed to them, whether they please God or not.<p><span class= "bld">Shall die.--</span>Physically (comp. <a href="/exodus/12-15.htm" title="Seven days shall you eat unleavened bread; even the first day you shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.">Exodus 12:15</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/11-30.htm" title="For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.">1Corinthians 11:30</a>), spiritually (comp. <a href="/luke/1-79.htm" title="To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.">Luke 1:79</a>); a death to be completed hereafter (<a href="/revelation/2-11.htm" title="He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit said to the churches; He that overcomes shall not be hurt of the second death.">Revelation 2:11</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Keepeth his own soul.</span> Obedience to God's commandments preserves a man's natural and spiritual life (comp. <a href="/proverbs/13-13.htm">Proverbs 13:13</a>; <a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm">Proverbs 16:17</a>). So we read in <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:5</a>, "Whoso keepeth the commandment (<span class="accented">mitsvah</span>, as here) shall feel no evil thing." <span class="cmt_word">He that despiseth his ways shall die.</span> He that cares nothing what he does, whether his life pleases God or not, shall perish. <span class="greek">Ἀπολεῖται</span>, Septuagint; <span class="accented">mortificabitur</span>, Vulgate. The result is understood differently. The Khetib reads, <span class="hebrew">יוּמַת</span> (<span class="accented">iumath</span>), "shall be punished with death" according to the penalties enacted in the Mosaic Law. The Keri reads, <span class="hebrew">יָמוּת</span> (<span class="accented">iamuth</span>), "shall die," as in <a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Proverbs 15:10</a>; and this seems more in agreement with what we find elsewhere in the book, as in <a href="/proverbs/10-21.htm">Proverbs 10:21</a>; <a href="/proverbs/23-13.htm">Proverbs 23:13</a>. This insensate carelessness leads to ruin, whether its punishment be undertaken by outraged law. or whether it be left to the Divine retribution. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/19-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He who keeps</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a commandment</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֭צְוָה</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">preserves</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁמֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(šō·mêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his soul;</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשׁ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[but] he who is careless</span><br /><span class="heb">בּוֹזֵ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(bō·w·zêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_959.htm">Strong's 959: </a> </span><span class="str2">To disesteem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in his ways</span><br /><span class="heb">דְרָכָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(ḏə·rā·ḵāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will die.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמֽוּת׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/19-16.htm">Proverbs 19:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/19-16.htm">Proverbs 19:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/19-16.htm">Proverbs 19:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/19-16.htm">Proverbs 19:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/19-16.htm">Proverbs 19:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/19-16.htm">Proverbs 19:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/19-16.htm">Proverbs 19:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/19-16.htm">Proverbs 19:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/19-16.htm">Proverbs 19:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/19-16.htm">Proverbs 19:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/19-16.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 19:16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his (Prov. 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