Proverbs 19:8

Modern English Version

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will find good.

Cross References

Psalm 19:11

Moreover by them is Your servant warned, and in keeping them there is great reward.

Proverbs 16:20

He who wisely heeds a word will find good, and he who trusts in the Lord, happy is he.

Proverbs 17:16

Why is money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom since he has no heart for it?

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who speaks lies will perish.

Proverbs 22:18

for it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, and if all of them are ready on your lips.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; blessed are those who retain her.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, let them not depart from your sight; keep sound wisdom and discretion,

Proverbs 3:22

and they will be life to your soul and adornment for your neck.

Proverbs 4:21

Let them not depart from your sight; keep them within your heart.

Proverbs 4:4

he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart retain my words; keep my commandments, and live.

Proverbs 4:6

Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.

Ezekiel 36:26

Also, I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.

John 12:25

He who loves his life will lose it. And he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.

John 14:21

He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father. And I will love him and will reveal Myself to him.”

1 Peter 3:10

For “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.