Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

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.

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 brothers of the poor man are against him: how much more do his friends go far from him! ... 8 He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good. 9 A false witness will not go without punishment, and the breather out of deceit will be cut off.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:20

He who gives attention to the law of right will get good; and whoever puts his faith in the Lord is happy.

Psalm 19:11

By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.

Proverbs 2:1-9

My son, if you will take my words to your heart, storing up my laws in your mind;

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to all who take her in their hands, and happy is everyone who keeps her.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, keep good sense, and do not let wise purpose go from your eyes.

Proverbs 4:4

And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

Proverbs 4:6

Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.

Proverbs 4:21

Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.

Proverbs 8:35-36

For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him.

Proverbs 17:16

How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?

Proverbs 22:18

For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.

Ezekiel 36:26

And I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you: I will take away the heart of stone from your flesh, and give you a heart of flesh.

John 12:25

He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

John 14:21

He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him.

1 Peter 3:10

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

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