Proverbs 19:8

New American Bible - revised edition

Those who gain sense truly love themselves; those who preserve understanding will find success.

Cross References

Psalm 19:11

More desirable than gold, than a hoard of purest gold, Sweeter also than honey or drippings from the comb.

Proverbs 16:20

Whoever ponders a matter will be successful; happy the one who trusts in the Lord!

Proverbs 17:16

Of what use is money in the hands of fools when they have no heart to acquire wisdom?

Proverbs 19:9

The false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever utters lies will perish.

Proverbs 22:18

For it will be well if you hold them within you, if they all are ready on your lips.

Proverbs 3:18

She is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and those who hold her fast are happy.

Proverbs 3:21

My son, do not let these slip from your sight: hold to deliberation and planning;

Proverbs 3:22

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

Proverbs 4:21

Let them not slip from your sight, keep them within your heart;

Proverbs 4:4

He taught me and said to me: “Let your heart hold fast my words: keep my commands, and live!

Proverbs 4:6

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

Ezekiel 36:26

I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

John 12:25

Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.

John 14:21

Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”

1 Peter 3:10

For: “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep the tongue from evil and the lips from speaking deceit,