| 16. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 19:16:1 ⧉שֹׁמֵ֣רshomerone keeping or guarding Proverbs 19:16:2 ⧉מִ֭צְוָהmitsvaa commandment Proverbs 19:16:3 ⧉שֹׁמֵ֣רshomerkeeps or guards Proverbs 19:16:4 ⧉נַפְשׁ֑וֹnafshohis life or his soul Proverbs 19:16:5 ⧉בּוֹזֵ֖הbozeone despising Proverbs 19:16:6 ⧉דְרָכָ֣יוderakhavhis ways Proverbs 19:16:7 ⧉יומתyumatwill be put to death Proverbs 19:16:8 ⧉יָמֽוּת׃yamuthe will die |
| 16. Formal Translation The one who keeps the commandment preserves his soul, but whoever despises his ways will die. |
| 16. Dynamic Translation Whoever obeys the command protects his own life, but the person who ignores his own path will die. |