Proverbs 19:16
Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
In context
13 A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof. 14 Houses and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord. 15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry. 16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done. 18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to their death. 19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will 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.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 19:16 in the ESV
Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life; he who despises his ways will die.