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Proverbs 19:8
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Proverbs 19:8
8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
8†He that getteth wisedome loueth his owne soule: he that keepeth vnderstanding shall find good.
- Heb. an heart.
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DEFINED WORDS
Proverbs 19:8
Sound judgment and the right use of knowledge; skill, discernment, or understanding.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Loves; regards with affection, goodwill, or devoted care.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
understanding
Discernment, intelligence, comprehension, or the faculty of knowing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
That which is right, beneficial, pleasing, useful, or morally upright.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Open the full verse study20He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.
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Open the full verse study35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.
36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
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Open the full verse study18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
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Open the full verse study6Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
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Open the full verse study10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
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Open the full verse study21He 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.
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Open the full verse study1MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
3Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
4If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.
6For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
8He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
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Open the full verse study11Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
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Open the full verse study26A 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.
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Open the full verse study21Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
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Open the full verse study16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
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Open the full verse study18For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
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Open the full verse study21¶ My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
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Open the full verse study4He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live.
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Open the full verse study25He 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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