In Proverbs 3:1, keeping commandments is urged as life-giving, directly reinforcing that obedience preserves life.

Proverbs 13:13 warns that despising the word brings destruction, while fearing the commandment brings reward — a direct parallel to keeping commandment vs carelessness.

Proverbs 15:32 says he who disdains instruction despises his own soul — linking disregard for wisdom to self-harm, just as carelessness leads to death.

In Proverbs 16:17, preserving the soul is linked to keeping one's way from evil — the same principle of obedience leading to life.

Proverbs 22:5 promises that he who guards his soul stays far from snares — aligning with keeping the commandment to preserve life.

In Proverbs 29:18, blessed is the one who keeps the law — echoing that keeping the commandment brings life and blessing.

Proverbs 21:23 connects guarding the mouth to keeping the soul from trouble, mirroring the theme of guarding one's life through discipline.

Revelation 22:14 promises access to the tree of life for those who obey, directly echoing the proverb's reward of life for keeping commandments.

In Psalm 103:18, God's covenant love is for those who keep his commandments, aligning with the principle that obedience secures life.

1 John 5:3 defines love for God as keeping his commandments, echoing the same core idea that obedience is central to life and relationship.

1 John 3:22 connects keeping commandments with answered prayer, adding a further blessing to the obedience-life principle.

1 John 2:4 warns that claiming to know God while disobeying is false, mirroring the proverb's contrast between keeping and despising ways.

1 John 2:3 makes keeping commandments the evidence of knowing God, aligning with the proverb's link between obedience and life.

1 Corinthians 7:19 declares that keeping God's commandments is what truly matters, reinforcing the priority of obedience over external rituals.

John 15:10-14 states that keeping commandments results in abiding in Christ's love and being called friends, deepening the relationship aspect.

John 14:21-23 promises mutual love and divine indwelling to those who keep Christ's commandments, expanding the reward beyond mere life.

John 14:15 ties keeping Christ's commandments to love for him, adding a relational dimension to the obedience-life principle.

Luke 11:28 calls blessed those who hear and keep God's word, echoing the same link between obedience and life found here.

In Luke 10:28, Jesus says 'do this and you will live,' directly affirming that keeping the commandment leads to life as in Proverbs.

Ezekiel 33:5 contrasts heeding warning to save life versus ignoring it — the same choice between obedience and death as in Proverbs.

In Jeremiah 7:23, God promises well-being for obeying his voice — the same covenant principle that keeping the commandment brings life.

In Ecclesiastes 12:13, keeping God's commandments is the whole duty of man, reinforcing obedience as the key to life.

In Ecclesiastes 8:5, keeping a command spares from harm — nearly identical to keeping the commandment preserving life here.

Matthew 16:26 emphasizes the supreme value of the soul, echoing the warning in Proverbs that losing one's soul is worse than any gain.