Proverbs 19:8
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good."
Word-by-Word Analysis
קָנָה
qânâh
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
אָהַב
ʼâhab
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
מָצָא
mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
Key Terms in This Verse
קָנָה qânâh
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
Study H7069 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →מָצָא mâtsâʼ
properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
Study H4672 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →טוֹב ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goo...
Study H2896 →Cross References
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
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