Proverbs 19:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He who getsקֹֽנֶה־
(ko·neh-)
7069: to get, acquirea prim. root
wisdomלֵּ֭ב
(lev)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
lovesאֹהֵ֣ב
(o·hev)
157: to lovea prim. root
his own soul;נַפְשֹׁ֑ו
(naf·shov;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
He who keepsשֹׁמֵ֥ר
(sho·mer)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
understandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה
(te·vu·nah)
8394: an understandingfrom bin
will findלִמְצֹא־
(lim·tzo-)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
good.טֹֽוב׃
(to·vv.)
2896b: a good thing, benefit, welfarefrom tob


















KJV Lexicon
He that getteth
qanah  (kaw-naw')
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
wisdom
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
loveth
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
his own soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
he that keepeth
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
understanding
tabuwn  (taw-boon')
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice -- discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.
shall find
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who acquires good sense loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success.

International Standard Version
Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself, and whoever treasures understanding will prosper.

NET Bible
The one who acquires wisdom loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He that gets wisdom loves his soul; he that keeps the faith finds good.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A person who gains sense loves himself. One who guards understanding finds something good.

King James 2000 Bible
He that gets wisdom loves his own soul: he that keeps understanding shall find good.
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