Proverbs 19:8
He that getteth wisdom loveth himself; He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Noyes Bible
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 speaketh lies shall perish.
Cross References
Psalms 19:11By them also is thy servant warned, And in keeping of them there is great reward.
Proverbs 3:18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold of her, And happy is every one who hath her in his grasp.
Proverbs 3:22For they shall be life to thy soul, And grace to thy neck.
Proverbs 4:6Forsake her not, and she will guard thee: Love her, and she will preserve thee.
Proverbs 8:35For he that findeth me findeth life, And obtaineth favor from the LORD;
Proverbs 17:16Why should a price be in the hand of a fool To get 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 →