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Whoever keepsשֹׁמֵרthe commandmentמִצְוָהkeepsשֹׁמֵרhis soul;נַפְשׁוֹwhoever despisesבּוֹזֵהhis waysדְרָכָיוwill die.יָמוּת
Proverbs 19:16
Study it in the app“Whoever keeps the commandment keeps his soul; whoever despises his ways will die.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 19:16, word by word
- Whoever keepsשֹׁמֵרshomer
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shomer” appears- the commandmentמִצְוָהmitsva
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsva” appears- his soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- whoever despisesבּוֹזֵהboze
despise
Despise, think little of.
Where else “boze” appears- his waysדְרָכָיderachay
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “derachay” appears- will dieיָמוּתyamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appears
The context
15Laziness casts into a deep sleep, and a slack soul will go hungry.
16 · This verse (above)
17Whoever shows favor to the poor lends to YHWH, and his good deed he will repay him.