Proverbs 19:8
“He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.”
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.”
“For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.”
“Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.”
“Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.”
“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:”