Proverbs 19:8
קֹֽנֶה ־ לֵּב אֹהֵב נַפְשׁוֹ שֹׁמֵר תְּבוּנָה לִמְצֹא ־ טֽוֹב ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
In Context
9עֵד שְׁקָרִים לֹא יִנָּקֶה וְיָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים יֹאבֵֽד ׃ פ
Cross References
Psalms 19:11הַֽנֶּחֱמָדִים מִזָּהָב וּמִפַּז רָב וּמְתוּקִים מִדְּבַשׁ וְנֹפֶת צוּפִֽים ׃
Proverbs 3:18עֵץ ־ חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְֽתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר ׃ פ
Proverbs 3:22וְיִֽהְיוּ חַיִּים לְנַפְשֶׁךָ וְחֵן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ ׃
Proverbs 4:6אַל ־ תַּעַזְבֶהָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶךָּ אֱהָבֶהָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ ׃
Proverbs 8:35כִּי מֹצְאִי מצאי חַיִּים וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָֽה ׃
Proverbs 17:16לָמָּה ־ זֶּה מְחִיר בְּיַד ־ כְּסִיל לִקְנוֹת חָכְמָה וְלֶב ־ אָֽיִן ׃
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 →