Proverbs 19:8
The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
In context
5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free. 6 Many curry favor with a ruler, and everyone is the friend of one who gives gifts. 7 The poor are shunned by all their relatives— how much more do their friends avoid them! Though the poor pursue them with pleading, they are nowhere to be found. 8 The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will perish. 10 It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes! 11 A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 19:8 in the KJV
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 19:8 in the ESV
Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.