Proverbs 19:8
He that getteth intelligence loveth his own soul: he that guardeth understanding will find happiness.
Leeser Tanakh
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 remain unpunished, and he that uttereth lies shall perish.
Cross References
Psalms 19:11(19:12) Moreover thy servant is admonished by them: in keeping them there is great reward.
Proverbs 3:18A tree of life is she to those that lay hold on her: and every one that firmly graspeth her will be made happy.
Proverbs 3:22And they will be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy throat.
Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she will watch over thee: love her, and she will keep thee.
Proverbs 8:35For he who findeth me findeth life, and he obtaineth favor from the Lord.
Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is the purchase-money in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?
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 →