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Proverbs 19:16

16  kHe that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul;

But khe that despiseth his ways shall die.

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Proverbs 19:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,

but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.

Proverbs 19:16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

16 Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life;

he who despises his ways will die.

Proverbs 19:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 Keep the commandments and keep your life;

despising them leads to death.

Proverbs 19:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,

But he who is careless of his ways will die.

Proverbs 19:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 Those who obey the commands protect themselves,

but those who are careless will die.

Proverbs 19:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul;

But he that is careless of his ways shall die.

Proverbs 19:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; he that is careless of his ways shall die.

Proverbs 19:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 Whoever obeys the law preserves his life, 

⸤but⸥ whoever despises the Lord’s ways will be put to death. 

Proverbs 19:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 The one who keeps commands preserves himself;

one who disregards his ways will die.

Proverbs 19:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Those who keep the commandment will live;

those who are heedless of their ways will die.

Proverbs 19:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 He who guards commandments guards his life;

he who is careless of his ways will be killed.

Proverbs 19:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Those who obey what they are taught guard their lives.

But those who don’t care how they live will die.

Proverbs 19:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul,

But he who is careless of conduct will die.


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