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Proverbs Chapter 24 verse 14 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 24:14

So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.
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BBE Proverbs 24:14

So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
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DARBY Proverbs 24:14

so consider wisdom for thy soul; if thou hast found it, there shall be a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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KJV Proverbs 24:14

So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.
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WBT Proverbs 24:14

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WEB Proverbs 24:14

So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; If you have found it, then there will be a reward, Your hope will not be cut off.
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YLT Proverbs 24:14

So `is' the knowledge of wisdom to thy soul, If thou hast found that there is a posterity And thy hope is not cut off.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 14. - So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul; better, know, apprehend wisdom to be such for thy soul - to be as pleasant and nourishing and profitable to thy soul, as honey is to thy taste and thy body. The moralist would have his disciple feel the same relish for wisdom that he has for sweet food, recognize it not simply as useful, but as delightful and enjoyable. When thou hast found it. To find wisdom is to get possession of it and use it (comp. Proverbs 3:13, and note there). Then there shall be a reward. The apodosis begins here. We have had the same assurance in Proverbs 23:18 (where see note). The word is literally future. One who has obtained wisdom has a glorious hope before him; habebis in novissimis spem, Vulgate; but his hope is better than that - it goes with him, not in his last hour only, but all his life long. Septuagint, "Then shalt thou perceive wisdom in thy soul; for if thou find it, fair shall be thine end, and hope shall not fail thee."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(14) So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul.--Rather, Know (or understand) that wisdom is such (equally sweet and good) for thy soul.A reward.--Literally, a future. (Comp. Proverbs 23:18.)