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Proverbs 19:16

He who keeps a commandment preserves his soul, but he who is careless in his ways will die.
Proverbs 19:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

שֹׁמֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשׁ֑וֹ בּוֹזֵ֖ה דְרָכָ֣יו יָמֽוּת׃

  1. שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer“[one who] keeps”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  2. מִ֭צְוָהMitz.vah“a commandment”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִצְוָה · “commandment” · Strong's H4687
  3. שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer“[is] guarding”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַר · “guard” · Strong's H8104H
  4. נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Sho“life his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
  5. בּוֹזֵ֖הbo.Zeh“[the] [one who] despises”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from בָּזָה · “to despise” · Strong's H0959
  6. דְרָכָ֣יוde.ra.Khav“<of> ways his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  7. יָמֽוּת׃yu.mat“he will die”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)