Proverbs 23:23 - Easy To Read Version Truth, wisdom, learning, and understanding are worth paying money for. And they are worth far too much to ever sell. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Buy the truth, and sell it not; Also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Buy the truth and sell it not; not only that, but also get discernment and judgment, instruction and understanding. American Standard Version (1901) Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Common English Bible Buy truth and don’t sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. Catholic Public Domain Version Purchase truth, and do not sell wisdom, or doctrine, or understanding. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Buy truth, and do not sell wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. |
Lord, your teachings are good for me.\par They are better than 1,000 pieces\par of silver and gold.\par
Wisdom is worth much more than gold. Understanding is worth much more than silver.
If a foolish person has money, it is wasted. Why? Because that foolish person does not use the money to become wise.
The wise person always wants to learn more. That person listens closely for more wisdom.
So, if a man thinks that he is better than other people, don’t tell him that he is wrong. He will hate you for it. But if you try to help a wise man then he will respect you.
“All you thirsty people,\par Come drink water!\par Don’t worry if you do not have money.\par Come, eat and drink until you are full!\par You do not need money;\par eat and drink until you are full.\par The food and wine cost nothing!\par
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. One day a man found the treasure. The man was very happy to find the treasure. He hid the treasure in the field again. The man went and sold everything that he owned to buy that field.
One day the salesman found a very fine pearl. The salesman went and sold everything he had to buy that pearl.
It is worth nothing for a person to have the whole world, if he loses his soul. A person could never pay enough to buy back his soul.
I know only that in every city the Holy Spirit tells me that troubles and even jail wait for me \{in Jerusalem\}.
Moses thought that it was better to suffer for the Christ {\cf2\super [151]} than to have all the treasures of Egypt. Moses was waiting for the reward \{that God would give him\}.
Our brothers defeated him by the blood (death) of the Lamb and by the message \{of God\} they told people. They did not love their lives too much. They were not afraid of death.
I advise you to buy gold from me—gold made pure in fire. Then you can be truly rich. I tell you this: Buy clothes that are white. Then you can cover your shameful nakedness. I also tell you to buy medicine to put on your eyes. Then you can truly see.