Proverbs 19:16
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- 50 The verb שָׁמַר (shamar) is repeated twice in this line but with two different senses, creating a polysemantic wordplay: “he who obeys/keeps (ֹֹשׁמֵר, shomer) the commandment safeguards/keeps (שֹׁמֵר, shomer) his life.”
- 51 The expression his ways could refer either (1) to the conduct of the individual himself, or (2) to the commandments as the Lord’s ways. If the latter is the case, then the punishment is more certain.
- 52 The Kethib is יָוְמֻת (yavmut), “will be put to death,” while the Qere reads יָמוּת (yamut, “will die”). The Qere is the preferred reading and is followed by most English versions.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises his ways will die.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The one who keeps commands preserves himself;
one who disregards his ways will die.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Keep the commandments and keep your life;
despising them leads to death.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He who guards commandments guards his life;
he who is careless of his ways will be killed.
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KJV 1900King James Version
He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul;
But he that despiseth his ways shall die.
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