He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
He who keeps understanding shall find good.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Proverbs 19:8 in context
Proverbs 19:5–11
5
A false witness shall not be unpunished.
He who pours out lies shall not go free.
6
Many will entreat the favor of a ruler,
and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.
7
All the relatives of the poor shun him;
how much more do his friends avoid him!
He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
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He who gets wisdom loves his own soul.
He who keeps understanding shall find good.
9
A false witness shall not be unpunished.
He who utters lies shall perish.
10
Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool,
much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
11
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger.
It is his glory to overlook an offense.
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