Proverbs 19:8 (BSB)

He who acquires wisdom loves himself; one who safeguards understanding will find success.

From Proverbs 19. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 19:8

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 19:8: Those are here encouraged, 1. That 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.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 19:8: He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul,.... Wisdom and knowledge in things natural and civil; and especially in things divine, spiritual, and evangelical; particularly he that gets Christ, the Wisdom of God, and a saving knowledge of him; see Pro 3:13.
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 19:8: (Compare Margin; Pro 15:32). loveth . . . soul--or, "himself," which he evinces by regarding his best interests. keepeth--or, "regards."
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 19:8: He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good. (b) He that is upright in judgment finds favour from God.