Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper. New Living Translation To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. English Standard Version Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. Berean Standard Bible He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success. King James Bible He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. New King James Version He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. New American Standard Bible One who gets wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good. NASB 1995 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. NASB 1977 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. Legacy Standard Bible He who acquires a heart of wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps discernment will find good. Amplified Bible He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good and prosper. Christian Standard Bible The one who acquires good sense loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who acquires good sense loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success. American Standard Version He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good. Contemporary English Version Do yourself a favor by having good sense--you will be glad you did. English Revised Version He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. GOD'S WORD® Translation A person who gains sense loves himself. One who guards understanding finds something good. Good News Translation Do yourself a favor and learn all you can; then remember what you learn and you will prosper. International Standard Version Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself, and whoever treasures understanding will prosper. Majority Standard Bible He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success. NET Bible The one who acquires wisdom loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper. New Heart English Bible He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good. Webster's Bible Translation He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. World English Bible He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhoever is getting heart is loving his soul, "" He is keeping understanding to find good. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good. Smith's Literal Translation He obtaining a heart loved his soul: he watched understanding to find good. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things. Catholic Public Domain Version But whoever possesses reason loves his own soul. And one who guards prudence shall discover good things. New American Bible Those who gain sense truly love themselves; those who preserve understanding will find success. New Revised Standard Version To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps faithfulness shall find good. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated He that gets wisdom loves his soul; he that keeps the faith finds good. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul; He that keepeth understanding shall find good. Brenton Septuagint Translation He that procures wisdom loves himself; and he that keeps wisdom shall find good. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Man of Integrity…7All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found. 8He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success. 9A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.… Cross References James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Proverbs 4:5-7 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them. / Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you. / Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding. Ecclesiastes 7:12 For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, and the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of its owner. Proverbs 16:16 How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver. Proverbs 3:13-18 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding, / for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold. / She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her. ... Colossians 1:9-10 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, / so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, Proverbs 2:10-11 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul. / Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you, Ephesians 5:15-17 Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, / redeeming the time, because the days are evil. / Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Proverbs 8:33-36 Listen to instruction and be wise; do not ignore it. / Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway. / For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD. ... Proverbs 15:32 He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding. 1 Corinthians 1:24-25 but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. / For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. Proverbs 23:23 Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding. Matthew 7:24-25 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. Proverbs 9:10-12 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. / For through wisdom your days will be multiplied, and years will be added to your life. / If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage; but if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences. Treasury of Scripture He that gets wisdom loves his own soul: he that keeps understanding shall find good. wisdom Proverbs 17:16 Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it? Ezekiel 36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. loveth Proverbs 8:35,36 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD… John 12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. 1 Peter 3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: he that keepeth Proverbs 2:1-9 My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; … Proverbs 3:18,21 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her… Proverbs 4:4,6,21 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live… Jump to Previous Cherishes Find Gets Getteth Getting Good Heart Keepeth Keeping Keeps Loves Loving Prosper Prospers Sense Soul Understanding WisdomJump to Next Cherishes Find Gets Getteth Getting Good Heart Keepeth Keeping Keeps Loves Loving Prosper Prospers Sense Soul Understanding WisdomProverbs 19 1. Life and ConductHe who gains wisdom The Hebrew word for "wisdom" here is "חָכְמָה" (chokmah), which encompasses not only knowledge but also the skillful application of that knowledge in daily life. In the ancient Near Eastern context, wisdom was highly valued as a divine gift that guided individuals in making righteous and prudent decisions. Gaining wisdom is portrayed as an active pursuit, suggesting that it requires effort, discipline, and a heart inclined towards learning. This pursuit is not merely for intellectual enrichment but is deeply connected to one's spiritual and moral well-being. loves his own soul he who keeps understanding will find success Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He who acquiresקֹֽנֶה־ (qō·neh-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own wisdom לֵּ֭ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre loves אֹהֵ֣ב (’ō·hêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 157: To have affection f himself; נַפְשׁ֑וֹ (nap̄·šōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion one who safeguards שֹׁמֵ֥ר (šō·mêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to understanding תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה (tə·ḇū·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8394: Intelligence, an argument, caprice will find לִמְצֹא־ (lim·ṣō-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present success. טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Links Proverbs 19:8 NIVProverbs 19:8 NLT Proverbs 19:8 ESV Proverbs 19:8 NASB Proverbs 19:8 KJV Proverbs 19:8 BibleApps.com Proverbs 19:8 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 19:8 Chinese Bible Proverbs 19:8 French Bible Proverbs 19:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 19:8 He who gets wisdom loves his own (Prov. 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