Proverbs 19:16 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁶ He who keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises the word will die.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; But he that despiseth his ways shall die.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ He who keeps the commandment [of the Lord] keeps his own life, but he who despises His ways shall die. [Luke 10:28; 11:28.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Those who keep the commandment preserve their lives; those who disregard their ways will die.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Whoever guards a commandment guards his own soul. But whoever neglects his own way will die.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ He that keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul: but he that neglecteth his own way, shall die.

Proverbs 19:16 Cross References

Job 5:2

Surely vexation kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

Psalm 103:18

to those who keep his covenant and remember to do his commandments.

Proverbs 13:13

He who despises the word brings destruction on himself, but he who respects the commandment will be rewarded.

Proverbs 15:32

He who ignores instruction despises himself, but he who heeds admonition gains understanding.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; he who guards his way preserves his life.

Proverbs 21:16

A man who wanders from the way of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

Proverbs 21:23

He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep far from them.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no prophecy the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

Ecclesiastes 12:13

The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

Ecclesiastes 8:5

He who obeys a command will meet no harm, and the mind of a wise man will know the time and way.

Jeremiah 7:23

But this command I gave them, ‘Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’

Ezekiel 33:5

He heard the sound of the trumpet, and did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But if he had taken warning, he would have saved his life.

Matthew 16:26

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what shall a man give in return for his life?

Luke 10:28

And he said to him, “You have answered right; do this, and you will live.”

Luke 11:28

But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

John 14:15

“If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

1 Corinthians 7:19

For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.

1 John 3:22

and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

1 John 5:3

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

Revelation 22:14

Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.