Proverbs 19:16 Go deeper

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

Hebrew words tap a word

שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer[one who] keeps

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to keep: obey

Used 202 times. Also: Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:10, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 37:11, Exodus 12:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:16 word 1

מִ֭צְוָהMitz.vaha commandment

Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: commandment

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Proverbs 19:16 word 2

שֹׁמֵ֣רsho.Mer[is] guarding

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Proverbs 19:16 word 3

נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Sholife his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Proverbs 19:16 word 4

בּוֹזֵ֖הbo.Zeh[the] [one who] despises

Lemma: בָּזָה (ba.zah) · Strong's: H0959

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to despise

Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 25:34, Numbers 15:31, 1 Samuel 2:30, 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Samuel 17:42, 2 Samuel 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0959; TAHOT Proverbs 19:16 word 5

דְרָכָ֣יוde.ra.Khav<of> ways his

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Proverbs 19:16 word 6

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who keeps	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
a commandment	→	מִצְוָה H4687 commandment
preserves	→	שָׁמַר H8104G to keep: obey
his soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
[but] he who is careless	→	בָּזָה H0959 to despise
in his ways	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
will die	→	מוּת H4191 to die

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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