Proverbs Chapter 19 verse 8 Holy Bible
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.
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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: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
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Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul. "Wisdom" is, in the Hebrew, leb. "heart;" it is a matter, not of intellect only. but of will and affections (see on Proverbs 15:32). Septuagint, ἀγαπᾷ ἑαυτόν, "loveth himself." The contrary, "hateth his own soul," occurs in Proverbs 29:24. By striving to obtain wisdom a man shows that he has regard for the welfare of his soul and body. Hence St. Thomas Aquinas ('Sum. Theol.,' 1:2, qu. 25, art. 7, quoted by Corn. a Lapide) takes occasion to demonstrate that only good men are really lovers of themselves, while evil men are practically self-haters, proving his position by a reference to Arislotle's numeration of the characteristics of friendship, which the former exhibit, and none of which the latter can possess ('Eth. Nic.,' 9:4). He that keepeth understanding shall find good (Proverbs 16:20). A man must not only strive hard and use all available means to get wisdom and prudence, he must guard them like a precious treasure, not lose them for want of care or let them lie useless; and then he will find that they bring with themselves innumerable benefits.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) He that getteth wisdom.--Literally, heart. For that "wisdom," or "knowledge," that begins with the "fear of the Lord" (see above on Proverbs 1:7), and ends with loving Him, is not a matter of intellect only, but of the heart also--i.e., the will and affections.
