Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding [loves] 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.
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.
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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 brothers of the poor, [if] they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues [them with] words, [and] they are gone. 8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding [loves] to find good. 9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes lies will perish.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 16:20
He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness, and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.
Psalm 19:11
Moreover, your servant [is] warned by them; in keeping them [is] great reward.
Proverbs 2:1-9
My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you,
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life for those who seize her; those who take hold of her are considered happy.
Proverbs 3:21
My child, may they not escape from your {sight}; may you keep sound wisdom and prudence.
Proverbs 4:4
he taught me and said to me, "May your heart hold fast [to] my words; guard my commandments and live.
Proverbs 4:6
Do not forsake her--then she will guard you; love her and she will keep you.
Proverbs 4:21
May they not escape from your {sight}; keep them in [the] midst of your heart.
Proverbs 8:35-36
For he who finds me [is] he who finds life, and he obtains favor from Yahweh.
Proverbs 17:16
Why [is] this? A price in the hand of a fool, [in order] to buy wisdom where there is no {sense}.
Proverbs 22:18
For [it is] pleasant if you guard them {within you}; together they will be ready upon your lips.
Ezekiel 36:26
And I will give a new heart to you, and a new spirit I will give into your inner parts, and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh, and I will give to you a heart of flesh.
John 12:25
The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world preserves it for eternal life.
John 14:21
The one who has my commandments and keeps them--that one is the one who loves me. And the one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him."
1 Peter 3:10
For "The one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and [his] lips must not speak deceit.