“He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.”
Proverbs 19:8 (KJV) |
Proverbs 19:8
From Proverbs 19, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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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.