Proverbs 23:23

Catholic Public Domain Version

Purchase truth, and do not sell wisdom, or doctrine, or understanding.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:1

A wise son gladdens the father. Yet truly, a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

Proverbs 16:16

Possess wisdom, for it is better than gold. And acquire prudence, for it is more precious than silver.

Proverbs 17:16

What does it profit the foolish to have riches, when he is not able to buy wisdom? Whoever makes his house high seeks ruin. And whoever shuns learning shall fall into evils.

Proverbs 18:15

A prudent heart shall possess knowledge. And the ear of the wise seeks doctrine.

Proverbs 9:8

Do not be willing to argue with a mocker, lest he hate you. Dispute with the wise, and he will love you.

Isaiah 55:1

All you who thirst, come to the waters. And you who have no money: hurry, buy and eat. Approach, buy wine and milk, without money and without barter.

Matthew 13:44

The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man finds it, he hides it, and, because of his joy, he goes and sells everything that he has, and he buys that field.

Matthew 13:46

Having found one pearl of great value, he went away and sold all that he had, and he bought it.

Matthew 16:26

For how does it benefit a man, if he gains the whole world, yet truly suffers damage to his soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Acts 20:23

except that the Holy Spirit, throughout every city, has cautioned me, saying that chains and tribulations await me at Jerusalem.

Hebrews 11:26

valuing the reproach of Christ to be a greater wealth than the treasures of the Egyptians. For he looked forward to his reward.

Revelation 12:11

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of his testimony. And they loved not their own lives, even unto death.

Revelation 3:18

I urge you to buy from me gold, tested by fire, so that you may be enriched and may be clothed in white vestments, and so that the shame of your nakedness may disappear. And anoint your eyes with an eye salve, so that you may see.