Proverbs 19:16
Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die.
In context
13 A foolish son is ruin to his father, and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain. 14 House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger. 16 Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die.
17 Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. 18 Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death. 19 A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 19:16 in the KJV
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; But he that despiseth his ways shall die.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 19:16 in the NIV
Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.