Proverbs 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
In Context
9A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Cross References
Psalms 19:11Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.
Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is everyone that retaineth her.
Proverbs 3:22So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.
Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.
Proverbs 8:35For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.
Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 19:7-8
6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. 7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. These two verses are a comment upon v. 4 , and show, 1. How those that are rich and great are courted and caressed, and have suitors and servants in abundance. The prince that has power in his hand, and preferments at his disposal, has his gate and his ante-chamber… Read the whole commentary →