PRO 19:8 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὁ κτώμενος φρόνησιν ἀγαπᾷ ἑαυτὸν, ὃς δὲ φυλάσσει φρόνησιν, εὑρήσει ἀγαθά.
(Ho ktōmenos fronaʸsin agapa heauton, hos de fulassei fronaʸsin, heuraʸsei agatha. )

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

ULT One who acquires heart loves his life;
⇔ one who keeps understanding is to find good.

UST People who think wisely benefit themselves;
⇔ people who remember what they should understand will surely succeed.

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

OEB He loves his life who acquires wisdom,
⇔ and he finds good who observes understanding.

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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 • [fn] he who guards understanding loves to find good.

19:? Or “soul,” or “inner self”

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

Moff No Moff PRO book available

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.

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. )

19.8 wisdom: Heb. an heart

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)

19:8 Heb. an heart.

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 wyse, loveth/loves his own soul: and who so hath/has understanding, shall prospere.)

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

Luth Wer klug ist, liebet sein Leben; und der Verständige findet Gutes.
(Who klug is, liebet his Leben; and the/of_the Verständige finds Gutes.)

ClVg qui autem possessor est mentis diligit animam suam, et custos prudentiæ inveniet bona.
(who however possessor it_is mentis diligit animam his_own, and custos prudentiæ inveniet bona. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

קֹֽנֶה & נַפְשׁ֑⁠וֹ & שֹׁמֵ֥ר

gets & soul,his_own & (Some words not found in UHB: gets wisdom loves soul,his_own he/it_was_watching understanding to,find good )

One who acquires, his, and one who keeps refer to types of people in general, not specific people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. See how you translated one who keeps in 10:17. Alternate translation: “any person who is acquires … that person’s life … any person who keeps”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

קֹֽנֶה־לֵּ֭ב

gets wisdom

Here Solomon uses heart to refer to a person’s ability to reason. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “One who acquires the ability to reason”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֹהֵ֣ב נַפְשׁ֑⁠וֹ

loves soul,his_own

Here, loves his life has the positive meaning of taking care of oneself or doing what is best for one’s well-being. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “does what benefits his life”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַפְשׁ֑⁠וֹ

soul,his_own

Here, life refers to the person himself. See how you translated the same use of life in 8:36.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שֹׁמֵ֥ר תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה

he/it_was_watching understanding

Here Solomon speaks of someone preserving or remembering understanding as if it were an object that someone keeps. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar use of “keep” in 5:2. Alternate translation: “one who preserves understanding”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה

understanding

See how you translated the abstract noun understanding in 1:2.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לִ⁠מְצֹא

to,find

Here, is to find means “is destined to achieve” or “is certain to obtain.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “is destined to find” or “is certain of finding”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לִ⁠מְצֹא־טֽוֹב

to,find good

See how you translated find good in 16:20.

Parallel PRO 19:8