Verse List for PROV 19:8

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B I ◄ ← Prov 19:8 ↓ → ► ═ ©

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OET (OET-RV) Anyone who acquires integrity, loves their own life. ⇔ ≈ The one who preserves understanding will find success.

OET-LV one _who_acquires heart is_loving self _of_his _own one _who_keeps understanding is_to_find good.

ULT The one acquiring heart is loving his life; ⇔ the one keeping understanding, is to find good, fortune.

UST People who love to learn benefit themselves; ⇔  people who are consistently sensible will surely succeed.

BSB & MSB He who acquires wisdom loves himself; ⇔  one who safeguards understanding will find success.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. ⇔  He who keeps understanding shall find good.

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

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

FBV If you become wise, you have good self-esteem; if you learn good sense you'll be successful.

T4T ⇔  Those who become wise [IDM] are doing a favor for themselves; ⇔  those who get good sense will prosper.

LEB • He who acquires wisdom loves himself;[fn]
• he who guards understanding loves to find good.

BBE He who gets wisdom has love for his soul: he who keeps good sense will get what is truly good.

Moff He who grows wise is a friend to himself; ⇔  he who understands life will fare well.

JPS 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.

DRA But he that possesseth a mind, loveth his own soul, and he that keepeth prudence shall find good things.

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

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

RV He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
(He that getteth wisdom loveth/loves his own soul: he that keepeth/keeps understanding shall find good.)

SLT He obtaining a heart loved his soul: he watched understanding to find good.

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

KJB-1769 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.[fn]
(He that getteth wisdom loveth/loves his own soul: he that keepeth/keeps understanding shall find good.)

KJB-1611 [fn]He that getteth wisedome loueth his owne soule: he that keepeth vnderstanding shall find good.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.
(He that is wise loveth/loves his own soul, and keepeth/keeps understanding, that he may prosper.)

Gnva He that possesseth vnderstanding, loueth his owne soule, and keepeth wisdome to finde goodnesse.
(He that possesseth understanding, loveth/loves his own soul, and keepeth/keeps wisdom to find goodness.)

Cvdl He that is wyse, loueth his owne soule: and who so hath vnderstondinge, shal prospere.
(He that is wise, loveth/loves his own soul: and whoso/whoever hath/has understanding, shall prosper.)

Wycl but he that holdith stabli the mynde, loueth his soule, and the kepere of prudence schal fynde goodis.
(but he that holdeth/holds stably the mind, loveth/loves his soul, and the keeper of prudence shall find goods.)

Luth Wer klug ist, liebet sein Leben; und der Verständige findet Gutes.
(Who wise/clever is, love(s) be life; and the/of_the Verständige finds goodness/good_(person).)

ClVg qui autem possessor est mentis diligit animam suam, et custos prudentiæ inveniet bona.
(who/which however possessor it_is of_the_mind he_loves the_soul his_own, and guardian of_prudence will_find good(s).)

UHB קֹֽנֶה־לֵּ֭ב אֹהֵ֣ב נַפְשׁ֑⁠וֹ שֹׁמֵ֥ר תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה לִ⁠מְצֹא־טֽוֹב׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὁ κτώμενος φρόνησιν ἀγαπᾷ ἑαυτὸν, ὃς δὲ φυλάσσει φρόνησιν, εὑρήσει ἀγαθά.

BrTr He that procures wisdom loves himself; and he that keeps wisdom shall find good.