Solomon
Proverbs 19:8KJV·traditional attribution
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Matthew Henry Presbyterian
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
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
(Compare Margin; Pro 15:32). loveth . . . soul--or, "himself," which he evinces by regarding his best interests. keepeth--or, "regards."