Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.

King James Version

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Holman Bible

The one who acquires good sense loves himself;
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.

Youngs Literal Translation

Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
קנה 
Qanah 
Usage: 84

אהב אהב 
'ahab 
Usage: 212

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

תּובנה תּבוּנה תּבוּןo 
Tabuwn 
Usage: 42

מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

References

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

7 All the brethren of the poor hate him; how much more shall his friends separate themselves from him? He shall seek their friendship and not find it. 8 He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.
9 The false witness shall not go unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:20

He who has understanding in the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

Psalm 19:11

Moreover by them is thy slave warned, and in keeping them there is great reward.

Proverbs 2:1-9

My son, if thou wilt receive my words and hide my commandments within thee

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those that lay hold upon her, and blessed is every one that retains her.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, do not let them depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion,

Proverbs 4:4

He taught me and said unto me, Sustain thine heart with my words; keep my commandments, and live.

Proverbs 4:6

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee; love her, and she shall keep thee.

Proverbs 4:21

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

Proverbs 8:35-36

For whosoever finds me shall find life and shall obtain the will of the LORD.

Proverbs 17:16

Of what good is the price to buy wisdom in the hand of the fool, seeing he has no heart to understand?

Proverbs 22:18

For it is a delightful thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall be ordered together in thy lips.

Ezekiel 36:26

And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit will I put within you; and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.

John 12:25

He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

John 14:21

He that has my commandments and keeps them, he it is that loves me; and he that loves me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.

1 Peter 3:10

For he that desires to love life and see the good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile;

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