Proverbs 19:8
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
He that gets wisdom loves his own soul: he that keeps understanding shall find good.
American King James Version (AKJV)
He that gets wisdom loves his own soul: he that keeps understanding shall find good.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.
Webster's Revision
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
World English Bible
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
English Revised Version (ERV)
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Barnes's Proverbs 19:8 Bible Commentary
Wisdom - literally, as in the margin, to gain a "heart," i. e., the higher faculties both of reason and feeling, is identical with gaining wisdom, i. e., the faculty which seeks and finds.
