Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.
New American Standard Bible
He who keeps understanding will
King James Version
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Holman Bible
one who safeguards understanding finds success.
International Standard Version
Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself, and whoever treasures understanding will prosper.
A Conservative Version
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
American Standard Version
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Amplified
He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good and prosper.
Bible in Basic English
He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.
Darby Translation
He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Julia Smith Translation
He obtaining a heart loved his soul: he watched understanding to find good.
King James 2000
He that gets wisdom loves his own soul: he that keeps understanding shall find good.
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding [loves] to find good.
Modern King James verseion
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding shall find good.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that is wise loveth his own soul; and whoso hath understanding, shall prosper.
NET Bible
The one who acquires wisdom loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.
New Heart English Bible
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
The Emphasized Bible
He that acquireth sense, loveth his own soul, he that guardeth understanding, shall find blessing.
Webster
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 19:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness
7 All the brethren of the poor have hated him, Surely also his friends have been far from him, He is pursuing words -- they are not! 8 Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good. 9 A false witness is not acquitted, And whoso breatheth out lies perisheth.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 16:20
The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.
Psalm 19:11
Also -- Thy servant is warned by them, 'In keeping them is a great reward.'
Proverbs 2:1-9
My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,
Proverbs 3:18
A tree of life she is to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her is happy.
Proverbs 3:21
My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,
Proverbs 4:4
And he directeth me, and he saith to me: 'Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.
Proverbs 4:6
Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.
Proverbs 4:21
Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.
Proverbs 8:35-36
For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.
Proverbs 17:16
Why is this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
Proverbs 22:18
For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.
Ezekiel 36:26
And I have given to you a new heart, And a new spirit I give in your midst, And I have turned aside the heart of stone out of your flesh, And I have given to you a heart of flesh.
John 12:25
he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world -- to life age-during shall keep it;
John 14:21
he who is having my commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving me, and he who is loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.'
1 Peter 3:10
for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;