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

He that

קָנָה

qânâh

H7069

to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own

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חׇכְמָה

chokmâh

H2451

wisdom (in a good sense)

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אָהַב

ʼâhab

H157

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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his own

נֶפֶשׁ

nephesh

H5315

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...

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he that

שָׁמַר

shâmar

H8104

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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תָּבוּן

tâbûwn

H8394

intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice

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shall

מָצָא

mâtsâʼ

H4672

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

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טוֹב

ṭôwb

H2896

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...

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Key Terms in This Verse

getteth H7069

קָנָה qânâh

to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own

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keepeth H8104

שָׁמַר shâmar

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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loveth H157

אָהַב ʼâhab

to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

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find H4672

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

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understanding H8394

תָּבוּן tâbûwn

intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice

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wisdom H2451

חׇכְמָה chokmâh

wisdom (in a good sense)

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soul H5315

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)

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good H2896

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...

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Cross References

Proverbs 16:20 cross-reference

He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

Proverbs 4:6 cross-reference

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.

Proverbs 3:18 cross-reference

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.

1 Peter 3:10 cross-reference

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:

John 14:21 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 19:11 cross-reference

Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Ezekiel 36:26 cross-reference

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.

Proverbs 4:21 cross-reference

Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.

Proverbs 4:4 cross-reference

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.

Proverbs 17:16 cross-reference

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Proverbs 22:18 cross-reference

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.

Proverbs 3:21 cross-reference

My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

John 12:25 cross-reference

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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