Proverbs 19:16

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

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 19:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Keepeth his own soul - i. e., His life in the truest and highest sense.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 19. A shrewd turn of sarcasm in Proverbs 19:3 suggests the attitude of practical wisdom towards that questioning of the moral government...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

keepeth . guardeth. die . die prematurely.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. He that keepeth the commandment (namely, of G...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. Fool ] read, 'rich' ( Proverbs 28:6 ).
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He that despiseth his ways — i.e. , takes no heed to them, whether they please God or not. Shall die. — Physically (comp. Exodus 12:15 ; 1 Co...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 20 HUMAN FREEDOM "The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the Lord."- Proverbs 19:3 THERE is such a...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 19:7 . This is the only case in this first collection of proverbs in which we find three clauses. It is certainly most likely that th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. House and riches are the inheritance of fathers:...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that keepeth the commandment ,.... Either of parents, as children ought to do; or of masters, as servants should; or of kings and princes, as is...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; [but] he that despiseth his ways shall die. Ver. 16. He that keepeth the commandment keepeth...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die. Here is, 1. The happiness of th...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The commandment; the commands of God, called by way of eminence the commandment, as the word is oft used emphatically for the word of God, as hath...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 19:16 . Miller reads this verse “ He that guards the commandment guards himself; in scattering his ways he dies .” (See...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 19:1 . Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, in simplicity and honesty of heart, than a fool whose tongue is perverse, and wh...
The Biblical Illustrator

But he that despiseth his ways shall die. The folly of despising our own ways I. The sinner’s fall and ruin. “He shall die.” There is a death t...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 19:1 Better is the poor that walkth in his integrity. The word for "poor" is, here and in Proverbs 19:7 , Proverbs...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 16. He that keepeth the commandment, namely, that of God's Law, keepeth his own soul, for such conduct is conducive to spiritual life; but he...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 7:19 ; 1 John 2:3 ; 1 John 2:4 ; 1 John 3:22 ; 1 John 5:3 ; Ecclesiastes 12:13 ; Ecclesiastes 8:5 ; Ezekiel 33:5 ; Jeremiah 7:...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

His ways — The commands of God.

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

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 19:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 19:16