¹⁶ He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, But he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

²⁸ He said to him, "You have answered correctly. Do this, and you will live."

¹⁷ The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

¹³ Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, But he who respects a command will be rewarded.

²⁸ But he said, "On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it."

¹⁰ If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and remain in his love.

¹¹ I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

¹² "This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.

¹³ Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

¹⁴ You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.

¹⁹ Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

³ This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

⁴ One who says, "I know him," and doesn't keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn't in him.

²² and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

³ For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous.

¹⁴ Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

²¹ One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him."

²² Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, "Lord, what has happened that you are about to reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?"

²³ Jesus answered him, "If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

¹⁵ If you love me, keep my commandments.

²⁶ For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

¹ My son, don't forget my teaching; But let your heart keep my commandments:

³² He who refuses correction despises his own soul, But he who listens to reproof gets understanding.

²³ Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.

⁵ Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: Whoever guards his soul stays from them.

¹⁸ Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; But one who keeps the law is blessed.

⁵ Whoever keeps the commandment shall not come to harm, and his wise heart will know the time and procedure.

¹³ This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.

²³ but this thing I commanded them, saying, Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk you in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.

⁵ He heard the sound of the trumpet, and didn't take warning; his blood shall be on him; whereas if he had taken warning, he would have delivered his soul.

¹⁸ To those who keep his covenant, To those who remember to obey his precepts.