Proverbs 19:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He that getteth wisdomc loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. ”

• Proverbs 19:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Wisdom - literally, as in the margin, to gain a “heart,” i. e., the higher faculties both of reason and feeling, is identical with gaining wisdom, i. e., the faculty which seeks and finds.

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  He that getteth wisdom (b) loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. (b) He that is upright in judgment finds favour from God.

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Proverbs 19. A shrewd turn of sarcasm in Proverbs 19:3 suggests the attitude of practical wisdom towards that questioning of the moral government of the world which we find in Job. Proverbs 1...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  wisdom. Hebrew "heart", put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), for the understanding. See note on Proverbs 1:2 . understanding. Hebrew. btnah. See note on Proverbs 1:2 .

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. He that getteth wisdom (literally, heart) loveth his own soul - ( Proverbs 8:35-36 .)

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  1. Fool ] read, 'rich' ( Proverbs 28:6 ).

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  He that getteth wisdom. — Literally, heart. For that “wisdom,” or “knowledge,” that begins with the “fear of the Lord” (see above on Proverbs 1:7 ), and ends with loving Him, is not a matter of...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 20 HUMAN FREEDOM "The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the Lord."- Proverbs 19:3 THERE is such a valuable expansion and commentary on this proverb...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Verse Proverbs 19:7 . This is the only case in this first collection of proverbs in which we find three clauses. It is certainly most likely that the third clause is incomplete. Something has been l...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool. Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinn...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul ,.... Wisdom and knowledge in things natural and civil; and especially in things divine, spiritual, and evangelical; particularly he that gets Christ, the...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. Ver. 8. He that getteth wisdom. ] Heb., He that getteth, or possesseth a heart; for we are born brutes, a...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  He that getteth wisdom That takes pains, and labours to get knowledge, grace, and acquaintance with God; loveth his own soul Or, loveth himself, because he procures great and lasting, yea, everla...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.       Those are here encouraged, 1. That take pains to get wisdom, to get knowledge, and grac...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Loveth his own soul, or loveth himself , because he procures great good to his soul, or to himself, as it follows; as sinners, on the contrary, are said to hate their souls , Proverbs 29:24 ,...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 19:5 . Speaketh lies, rather “ whose breath is lies .” Proverbs 19:6 . The prince, rather “the noble or generous man.” It seems to refer to one of rank, who is also...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Proverbs 19:1 . Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, in simplicity and honesty of heart, than a fool whose tongue is perverse, and whose body is swoln with corpulency. The contrast of...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

  He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul On getting and keeping wisdom The way of getting this wisdom is to be sensible of our need of it; to trust in Him to whom all the treasures of wisdom...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Proverbs 19:1 Better is the poor that walkth in his integrity. The word for "poor" is, here and in Proverbs 19:7 , Proverbs 19:22 , rash, which signifies "poor" in oppositi...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  v. 8. He that getteth wisdom, proper understanding and common sense, loveth his own soul, for this love is demonstrated and proved by the acquiring of wisdom; he that keepeth understanding shall...

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• Proverbs 19:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 3:10 ; Ezekiel 36:26 ; John 12:25 ; John 14:21 ; Proverbs 16:20 ; Proverbs 17:16 ; Proverbs 2:1-9 ; Proverbs 22:18 ; Proverbs 3:18 ; Proverbs 3:21 ; Proverbs 4:21 ; Proverbs 4:4 ;...

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