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


In Context

5 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

6 Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

7 All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

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

9 A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

10 Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

19:8He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who cherishes understanding prospers.

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 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.