8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.


In Context

5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will not go free.

6 Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of a man who gives gifts.

7 A poor man is shunned by all his relatives- how much more do his friends avoid him! Though he pursues them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found.

8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.

9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will perish.

10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury- how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

Proverbs 19:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: [he that] keepeth understanding shall find good.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:8But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:8He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:8Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:8He that gets wisdom loves his own soul: he that keeps understanding shall find good.