Proverbs 19:8
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
Everyone loves themselves! In fact, to celebrate themselves they will buy nice clothes, do nice things, go on a fun vacation, just to mention a few things. However, not everyone thinks of treating themselves to wisdom. Why? Well, for one, it takes discipline. For two, it's not appealing to the flesh. The flesh hates what is good. Seeking after wisdom appeals to the Spirit. It feeds the Spirit. The Spirit and the flesh are at war with one another. Whichever one is fed, reigns. If you love yourself and want to find good, fetch wisdom, seek wisdom, dig for wisdom. Study, pray, seek the Lord. The rewards are unlimited.
From the pen of Matthew Henry:
take pains to get wisdom, to get knowledge, and grace, and acquaintance with God; those that do so show that they love their own souls, and will be found to have done themselves the greatest kindness imaginable. No man ever hated his own flesh, but loves that, yet many are wanting in love to their own souls, for only those love their souls, and consequently love themselves, aright, that get wisdom, true wisdom. 2. That take care to keep it when they have got it; it is health, and wealth, and honour, and all, to the soul, and therefore he that keeps understanding, as he shows that he loves his own soul, so he shall certainly find good, all good. He that retains the good lessons he has learnt, and orders his conversation according to them, shall find the benefit and comfort of it in his own soul and shall be happy here and for ever.
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.
Everyone loves themselves! In fact, to celebrate themselves they will buy nice clothes, do nice things, go on a fun vacation, just to mention a few things. However, not everyone thinks of treating themselves to wisdom. Why? Well, for one, it takes discipline. For two, it's not appealing to the flesh. The flesh hates what is good. Seeking after wisdom appeals to the Spirit. It feeds the Spirit. The Spirit and the flesh are at war with one another. Whichever one is fed, reigns. If you love yourself and want to find good, fetch wisdom, seek wisdom, dig for wisdom. Study, pray, seek the Lord. The rewards are unlimited.
From the pen of Matthew Henry:
take pains to get wisdom, to get knowledge, and grace, and acquaintance with God; those that do so show that they love their own souls, and will be found to have done themselves the greatest kindness imaginable. No man ever hated his own flesh, but loves that, yet many are wanting in love to their own souls, for only those love their souls, and consequently love themselves, aright, that get wisdom, true wisdom. 2. That take care to keep it when they have got it; it is health, and wealth, and honour, and all, to the soul, and therefore he that keeps understanding, as he shows that he loves his own soul, so he shall certainly find good, all good. He that retains the good lessons he has learnt, and orders his conversation according to them, shall find the benefit and comfort of it in his own soul and shall be happy here and for ever.
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