Proverbs 19:16

New International Reader's Version

Those who keep commandments keep their lives. But those who don’t care how they live will die.

Cross References

Job 5:2

Anger kills foolish people. Jealousy destroys those who are childish.

Psalm 103:18

He always loves those who keep his covenant. He always does what is right for those who remember to obey his commands.

Proverbs 13:13

Anyone who hates what they are taught will pay for it later. But a person who respects a command will be rewarded.

Proverbs 15:32

Those who turn away from correction hate themselves. But anyone who accepts correction gains understanding.

Proverbs 16:17

The path of honest people takes them away from evil. Those who guard their ways guard their lives.

Proverbs 21:16

Whoever leaves the path of understanding ends up with those who are dead.

Proverbs 21:23

Those who are careful about what they say keep themselves out of trouble.

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and traps lie in the paths of evil people. But those who value their lives stay far away from them.

Proverbs 29:18

Where there is no message from God, people don’t control themselves. But blessed is the one who obeys wisdom’s instruction.

Proverbs 3:1

My son, do not forget my teaching. Keep my commands in your heart.

Ecclesiastes 12:13

Everything has now been heard. And here’s the final thing I want to say. Have respect for God and obey his commandments. This is what he expects of all human beings.

Ecclesiastes 8:5

No one who obeys his command will be harmed. Those who are wise will know the proper time and way to approach him.

Jeremiah 7:23

I also gave them another command. I said, ‘Obey me. Then I will be your God. And you will be my people. Live the way I command you to live. Then things will go well with you.’

Ezekiel 33:5

They heard the sound of the trumpet. But they did not pay any attention to the warning. So what happened to them was their own fault. If they had paid attention, they would have saved themselves.

Matthew 16:26

What good is it if someone gains the whole world but loses their soul? Or what can anyone trade for their soul?

Luke 10:28

“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do that, and you will live.”

Luke 11:28

He replied, “Instead, blessed are those who hear God’s word and obey it.”

John 14:15

“If you love me, obey my commands.

1 Corinthians 7:19

Being circumcised means nothing. Being uncircumcised means nothing. Doing what God commands is what counts.

1 John 3:22

And he will give us anything we ask. That’s because we obey his commands. We do what pleases him.

1 John 5:3

In fact, here is what it means to love God. We love him by obeying his commands. And his commands are not hard to obey.

Revelation 22:14

“Blessed are those who wash their robes. They will have the right to come to the tree of life. They will be allowed to go through the gates into the city.