Proverbs 23:23
Buy the truth, and sell it not; 1 Also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 1
KJV Cambridge Paragraph
In The King James Version
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
In Context
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, 1 And despise not thy mother when she is old. 1
Cross References
Psalms 119:72(ט) The law of thy mouth is better unto me 1 Than thousands of gold and silver. JOD. 1
Proverbs 2:2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, 1 And apply thine heart to understanding; 1
Proverbs 9:8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: 1 Rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 1
Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! 1 And to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! 1
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; 1 And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge. 1
Matthew 13:44Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:20-29
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25… Read the whole commentary →