Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.
New American Standard Bible
But he who
King James Version
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
Holman Bible
one who disregards
International Standard Version
Whoever obeys a commandment keeps himself safe, but someone who is contemptuous in conduct will die.
A Conservative Version
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul. He who is careless of his ways shall die.
American Standard Version
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.
Amplified
He who keeps and obeys the commandment [of the Lord] keeps (guards) his own life,
But he who is careless of his ways and conduct will die.
Bible in Basic English
He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.
Darby Translation
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.
Julia Smith Translation
He watching the command watches his soul: he despising his ways shall die.
King James 2000
He that keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; but he that despises his ways shall die.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who guards commandments guards his life; he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
Modern King James verseion
He who keeps the commandment keeps his own soul; he who despises His ways shall die.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whoso keepeth the commandment, keepeth his own soul; but he that regardeth not his way, shall die.
NET Bible
The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.
New Heart English Bible
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
The Emphasized Bible
One who guardeth the commandment, guardeth his life, he that is reckless in his ways, shall die.
Webster
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.
World English Bible
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Foolish Son Brings Ruin To Others
15 Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger. 16 Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth. 17 Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Luke 10:28
And he said to him, 'Rightly thou didst answer; this do, and thou shalt live.'
Proverbs 13:13
Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.
Proverbs 16:17
A highway of the upright is, 'Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.
Luke 11:28
And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping it!'
Psalm 103:18
To those keeping His covenant, And to those remembering His precepts to do them.
Proverbs 3:1
My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,
Proverbs 15:32
Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.
Proverbs 21:23
Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns -- snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
Proverbs 29:18
Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!
Ecclesiastes 8:5
Whoso is keeping a command knoweth no evil thing, and time and judgment the heart of the wise knoweth.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
The end of the whole matter let us hear: -- 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this is the whole of man.
Jeremiah 7:23
But this thing I commanded them, saying: Hearken to My voice, And I have been to you for God, And ye -- ye are to Me for a people, And have walked in all the way that I command you, So that it is well for you.
Ezekiel 33:5
The voice of the trumpet he heard, And he hath not taken warning, his blood is on him, And he who took warning his soul hath delivered.
Matthew 16:26
for what is a man profited if he may gain the whole world, but of his life suffer loss? or what shall a man give as an exchange for his life?
John 14:15
'If ye love me, my commands keep,
John 14:21-23
he who is having my commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving me, and he who is loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.'
John 15:10-14
if my commandments ye may keep, ye shall remain in my love, according as I the commands of my Father have kept, and do remain in His love;
1 Corinthians 7:19
the circumcision is nothing, and the uncircumcision is nothing -- but a keeping of the commands of God.
1 John 2:3-4
and in this we know that we have known him, if his commands we may keep;
1 John 3:22
and whatever we may ask, we receive from Him, because His commands we keep, and the things pleasing before Him we do,
1 John 5:3
for this is the love of God, that His commands we may keep, and His commands are not burdensome;
Revelation 22:14
'Happy are those doing His commands that the authority shall be theirs unto the tree of the life, and by the gates they may enter into the city;