Bible verse
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
Proverbs 19:8 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 19.
4 Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who utters lies will not escape.
6 Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
7 All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
8 He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
10 Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
11 A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
KJV
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
ASV
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
ERV
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
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