Proverbs 19:8

He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.

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KJV

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

ASV

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

YLT

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

DBT

He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

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He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul,.... Wisdom and knowledge in things natural and civil; and especially in things divine, spiritual, and evangelical; particularly he that gets Christ, the Wisdom of God, and a saving knowledge of him; see Pro 3:

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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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.

Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical

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Proverbs 16:20
Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
Proverbs 8:35–36
For whoever finds me finds life and obtains the favor of the LORD.
Proverbs 4:6
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
Proverbs 4:5
Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
1 Peter 3:10
For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
John 14:21
Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
Proverbs 2:1–9
My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
Psalms 19:11
By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
Proverbs 4:21
Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
Ezekiel 36:26
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Proverbs 4:4
he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.

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About this book

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

Proverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
Date: Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.

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1 Peter 3:10
For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
leads to
- Psalms 34:12–16
  Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
- James 1:26
  If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
- 1 Peter 2:1
  Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander.
- 1 Peter 2:22
  “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
Through
Proverbs 3:18
She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
leads to
- Proverbs 11:30
  The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
- Revelation 2:7
  He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the…
Through
Proverbs 4:6
Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10
  and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
Through
Proverbs 16:20
Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
leads to
- Jeremiah 17:7–8
  But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him.

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