Proverbs 23:23
Buy the truth, and don’t sell it. 2 Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding. 1
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In The King James Version
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
In Context
22Sh'ma ·Hear obey· your father who gave you life, 2 and don’t despise your mother when she is old. 1
24The father of the upright has great joy. 2 Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. 1
Cross References
Psalms 119:72ט ( Tov-liy, Good-for me) The Torah ·Teaching· of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YUD or YOD י 1
Proverbs 2:2So as to turn your ear to wisdom, 2 and apply your heart to understanding; 1
Proverbs 9:8Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. 2 Reprove a wise man, and he will 'ahav ·affectionately love· you. 1
Proverbs 16:16How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! 2 Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. 1
Proverbs 18:15The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. 2 The ear of the wise seeks knowledge. 1
Matthew 13:44“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven (God) is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys 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 →