Verse 16

He who keeps the law keeps his soul; but death will be the fate of him who takes no note of the word.

Referenced Verses

  • Luke 10:28 : 28 And he said, You have given the right answer: do this and you will have life.
  • Prov 16:17 : 17 The highway of the upright is to be turned away from evil: he who takes care of his way will keep his soul.
  • Prov 13:13 : 13 He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.
  • Luke 11:28 : 28 But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.
  • John 14:15 : 15 If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.
  • John 14:21-23 : 21 He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world? 23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
  • John 15:10-14 : 10 If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love. 11 I have said these things to you so that I may have joy in you and so that your joy may be complete. 12 This is the law I give you: Have love one for another, even as I have love for you. 13 Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.
  • 1 Cor 7:19 : 19 Circumcision is nothing, and its opposite is nothing, but only doing the orders of God is of value.
  • 1 John 2:3-4 : 3 And by this we may be certain that we have knowledge of him, if we keep his laws. 4 The man who says, I have knowledge of him, and does not keep his laws, is false, and there is nothing true in him:
  • 1 John 3:22 : 22 And he gives us all our requests, because we keep his laws and do the things which are pleasing in his eyes.
  • 1 John 5:3 : 3 For loving God is keeping his laws: and his laws are not hard.
  • Rev 22:14 : 14 A blessing on those whose robes are washed, so that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may go in by the doors into the town.
  • Prov 21:23 : 23 He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
  • Prov 22:5 : 5 Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.
  • Prov 29:18 : 18 Where there is no vision, the people are uncontrolled; but he who keeps the law will be happy.
  • Eccl 8:5 : 5 Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.
  • Eccl 12:13 : 13 This is the last word. All has been said. Have fear of God and keep his laws; because this is right for every man.
  • Jer 7:23 : 23 But this was the order I gave them, saying, Give ear to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people: go in all the way ordered by me, so that all may be well for you.
  • Ezek 33:5 : 5 On hearing the sound of the horn, he did not take note; his blood will be on him; for if he had taken note his life would have been safe.
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what profit has a man, if he gets all the world with the loss of his life? or what will a man give in exchange for his life?
  • Prov 15:32 : 32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.
  • Ps 103:18 : 18 If they keep his agreement, and have his laws in mind to do them.
  • Prov 3:1 : 1 My son, keep my teaching in your memory, and my rules in your heart: