Proverbs 23:23 · KJV
“Buy the truth, and sell {it} not; {also} wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.”
— Proverbs 23:23
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise {child} shall have joy of him.
Proverbs 23 — Context
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe {a man} with rags.
22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23Buy the truth, and sell {it} not; {also} wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise {child} shall have joy of him.
25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
Matthew 13:44
Again, 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.
Psalms 119:72
The law of thy mouth {is} better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better {is it} to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
Hebrews 11:26
Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward. {of Christ: or, for Christ}
Isaiah 55:1
Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Philippians 3:7-8
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother.