Strong's Lexicon He who acquires קֹֽנֶה־ (qō·neh-) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7069: 1) to get, acquire, create, buy, possess 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to get, acquire, obtain 1a1a) of God originating, creating, redeeming His people 1a1a1) possessor 1a1b) of Eve acquiring 1a1c) of acquiring knowledge, wisdom 1a2) to buy 1b) (Niphal) to be bought 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to possess wisdom לֵּ֭ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3820: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage loves אֹהֵ֣ב (’ō·hêḇ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like himself; נַפְשׁ֑וֹ (nap̄·šōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious one who safeguards שֹׁמֵ֥ר (šō·mêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8104: 1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to keep, have charge of 1a2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life 1a2a) watch, watchman (participle) 1a3) to watch for, wait for 1a4) to watch, observe 1a5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory) 1a6) to keep (within bounds), restrain 1a7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow) 1a8) to keep, preserve, protect 1a9) to keep, reserve 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware 1b2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain 1b3) to be kept, be guarded 1c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed 1d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from understanding תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה (tə·ḇū·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8394: 1) understanding, intelligence 1a) the act of understanding 1a1) skill 1b) the faculty of understanding 1b1) intelligence, understanding, insight 1c) the object of knowledge 1d) teacher (personification) will find לִמְצֹא־ (lim·ṣō-) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 4672: 1) to find, attain to 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to find 1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought) 1a1b) to find (what is lost) 1a1c) to meet, encounter 1a1d) to find (a condition) 1a1e) to learn, devise 1a2) to find out 1a2a) to find out 1a2b) to detect 1a2c) to guess 1a3) to come upon, light upon 1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with 1a3b) to hit 1a3c) to befall 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be found 1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered 1b1b) to appear, be recognised 1b1c) to be discovered, be detected 1b1d) to be gained, be secured 1b2) to be, be found 1b2a) to be found in 1b2b) to be in the possession of 1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be 1b2d) to be left (after war) 1b2e) to be present 1b2f) to prove to be 1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to find, attain 1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come 1c3) to cause to encounter 1c4) to present (offering) success. טֽוֹב׃ (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who acquires good sense loves himself ; one who safeguards understanding finds success. New American Standard Bible He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. King James Bible He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. Parallel Verses New International Version The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper. New Living Translation To acquire wisdom is to love oneself; people who cherish understanding will prosper. English Standard Version Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. New American Standard Bible He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good. King James Bible He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who acquires good sense loves himself; one who safeguards understanding finds success. International Standard Version Whoever obtains wisdom loves himself, and whoever treasures understanding will prosper. NET Bible The one who acquires wisdom loves himself; the one who preserves understanding will prosper. American Standard Version He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good. English Revised Version He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good. Cross References Proverbs 16:20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he. Proverbs 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. Proverbs 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; Proverbs 19:7 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. Proverbs 19:6 Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts. Proverbs 19:5 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape. Proverbs 19:10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes. Proverbs 19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. 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