Proverbs 23:23
King James Version (KJV)
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Buy the truth, and sell it not; [Yea], wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
World English Bible (WEB)
Buy the truth, and don't sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:23 Cross References
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?
Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living.
The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me.
It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.
The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.
Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
