the Week of Proper 23 / Ordinary 28
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Proverbs 19:8
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To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.
He that gets wisdom loves his own soul: He that keeps understanding shall find good.
Those who get wisdom do themselves a favor, and those who love learning will succeed.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good and prosper.
Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good.
but he that holdith stabli the mynde, loueth his soule, and the kepere of prudence schal fynde goodis.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
Do yourself a favor by having good sense— you will be glad you did.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.
To acquire good sense is to love oneself; to treasure discernment is to prosper.
He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Be a friend to yourself; do all you can to be wise. Try hard to understand, and you will be rewarded.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
He that getteth wisedome loueth his owne soule: he that keepeth vnderstanding shall find good.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding will find good.
To get wisdom is to love oneself; to keep understanding is to prosper.
He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps faithfulness shall find good.
Do yourself a favor and learn all you can; then remember what you learn and you will prosper.
He that acquireth sense, loveth his own soul, he that guardeth understanding, shall find blessing.
But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence, shall find good things.
He who gets wisdom loves himself; he who keeps understanding will prosper.
He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.
He that procures wisdom loves himself; and he that keeps wisdom shall find good.
The one who acquires good sense loves himself;one who safeguards understanding finds success.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding loves to find good.
He who gets heart loves his own soul, he who keeps understanding finds good.
Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.
He that is wyse, loueth his owne soule: and who so hath vnderstondinge, shal prospere.
Grow a wise heart—you'll do yourself a favor; keep a clear head—you'll find a good life.
One who gets wisdom loves his own soul; One who keeps understanding will find good.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
He who acquires a heart of wisdom loves his own soul;He who keeps discernment will find good.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
wisdom: Heb. an heart, Proverbs 17:16, Ezekiel 36:26
loveth: Proverbs 8:35, Proverbs 8:36, John 12:25, 1 Peter 3:10
he that keepeth: Proverbs 2:1-9, Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 3:21, Proverbs 4:4, Proverbs 4:6, Proverbs 4:21, Proverbs 16:20, Proverbs 22:18, Psalms 19:11, John 14:21
Reciprocal: Proverbs 4:5 - Get wisdom Proverbs 10:14 - lay
Cross-References
And let me get a bit of food so that you may refresh yourselves since you have passed by your servant's home. After that you may be on your way." "All right," they replied, "you may do as you say."
Later the older daughter said to the younger, "Our father is old, and there is no man anywhere nearby to have sexual relations with us, according to the way of all the world.
The younger daughter also gave birth to a son and named him Ben Ammi. He is the ancestor of the Ammonites of today.
Then Reuben said to his father, "You may put my two sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Put him in my care and I will bring him back to you."
Aaron said, "Do not let your anger burn hot, my lord; you know these people, that they tend to evil.
The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to choose me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! Otherwise may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!'
Here are my virgin daughter and my guest's concubine. I will send them out and you can abuse them and do to them whatever you like. But don't do such a disgraceful thing to this man!"
I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don't turn your back on your own flesh and blood!
(For they were afraid, and he did not know what to say.)
And why not say, "Let us do evil so that good may come of it"?—as some who slander us allege that we say. (Their condemnation is deserved!)
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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 Proverbs 3:13. Or, "he that getteth a heart" p; a good heart, as the Targum explains it; which is a new heart, and a new spirit; a clean heart and a right spirit; a heart of flesh, a soft, tender, and contrite one, in opposition to a hard heart, a heart of stone: a wise and understanding heart, such an one as Solomon had; a heart to know the Lord, and to fear him; in which his laws are written, the graces of his Spirit are implanted; and in which God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, dwell: he who is desirous of such a he art seeks after it, prays for it, and uses all means to obtain it; and who, through the grace of God; does possess it, as the word signifies; he by all this shows that he has a regard to the good and welfare of his immortal soul; when such, who indulge to ignorance and a wicked heart, wrong and hate their own souls; see
Proverbs 29:24;
he that keepeth understanding shall find good; retains the wisdom he has got; holds fast instruction, and keeps it, which is committed to him; abides by the doctrines of the Gospel, and does not depart from them; keeps the ordinances of it, which it is his wisdom and understanding to do; see Deuteronomy 4:6; he finds his account in all this; he finds that which is good, good for him now and hereafter; he finds Christ, and life in him; peace, joy, and comfort in this world: and, in the world to come, glory, honour, and happiness.
p לב "cor", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Mercerus, &c.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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.
