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Proverbs 19:8

lWhoever gets sense loves his own soul;

he who keeps understanding will mdiscover good.

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Proverbs 19:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

The one who gets wisdom loves life;

the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.

Proverbs 19:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul:

He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Proverbs 19:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

To acquire wisdom is to love yourself;

people who cherish understanding will prosper.

Proverbs 19:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;

He who keeps understanding will find good.

Proverbs 19:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Those who get wisdom do themselves a favor,

and those who love learning will succeed.

Proverbs 19:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul:

He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Proverbs 19:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 19:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A person who gains sense loves himself. 

One who guards understanding finds something good. 

Proverbs 19:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The one who acquires good sense loves himself;

one who safeguards understanding finds success.

Proverbs 19:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

To get wisdom is to love oneself;

to keep understanding is to prosper.

Proverbs 19:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

He who acquires wisdom loves himself;

he who guards understanding loves to find good.

Proverbs 19:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Anyone who gets wisdom loves himself.

Anyone who values understanding succeeds.

Proverbs 19:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;

He who keeps understanding will find good.


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