Proverbs 23:23 Cross References - CLV

²³ Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Wisdom and discipline and understanding."

¹² But wisdom, where can it be found? And just where is the place of understanding? ¹³ Mortal man does not know its appraisal, And it is not being found in the land of the living. ¹⁴ The abyss says, It is not in me! And the sea says, There is no such thing with me!" ¹⁵ Solid gold cannot be given instead of it, And silver cannot be weighed as its price. ¹⁶ It cannot be classed with certified gold of Ophir, Or with precious onyx and sapphire. ¹⁷ Neither gold or glass can be its appraisal, Or articles of glittering gold its exchange. ¹⁸ Coral and crystal, such is not even mentioned; Wisdom is more attractive than rubies. ¹⁹ Peridot of Ethiopia is not its appraisal; With pure certified gold it cannot be classed.

⁷² Better to me is the law of Your mouth Than thousands of gold and silver.

¹²⁷ Therefore I love Your instructions More than gold, even than glittering gold."

² Attending with your ear to wisdom, And you stretch out your heart to comprehension, ³ Indeed if you call out for understanding, And you lift up your voice for comprehension, ⁴ If you seek it as for silver And search for it as for buried treasures,

⁵ Acquire wisdom; acquire understanding; Do not forget, and do not turn aside from the sayings of my mouth;" ⁶ Do not forsake her, and she shall guard you; Love her, and she shall preserve you." ⁷ The principal thing is wisdom; acquire wisdom, And with all your acquisition, acquire understanding;"

¹ Proverbs of Solomon:A wise son makes his father rejoice, Yet a stupid son is affliction to his mother."

¹⁶ To acquire wisdom, how much better than fine gold, And to acquire understanding, more to be chosen than silver!"

¹⁶ Why then should the price be in the hand of a stupid man To acquire wisdom, since he has no heart understanding?

¹⁵ The heart of one who understands acquires knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeks knowledge."

¹ Ho! Every thirsty one! Go to the water! And he who has no money, go, purchase and eat and drink, and go, purchase with no money and with no price, wine and milk."

⁴⁴ Like is the kingdom of the heavens to a treasure hidden in the field, finding which, a man hides it, and, in his joy, is going away, and is selling all, whatever he has, and is buying that field."

⁴⁶ Now, finding one very precious pearl, he comes away, having disposed of all whatever he had, and buys it."

²⁶ For the Son of Mankind is about to be coming in the glory of His Father, with His messengers, and then He will be paying each in accord with his practice."

²³ more than that the holy spirit, city by city, certifies to me, saying that bonds and afflictions are remaining for me."

⁷ But things which were gain to me, these I have deemed a forfeit because of Christ." ⁸ But, to be sure, I am also deeming all to be a forfeit because of the superiority of the knowledge of Christ Jesus, my Lord, because of Whom I forfeited all, and am deeming it to be refuse, that I should be gaining Christ,

²⁶ deeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt, for he looked away to the reward."

¹⁸ I am advising you to buy of Me gold refined by the fire, that you should be rich, and white garments, that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not be made manifest, and eye-salve to anoint your eyes, that you may be observing."

¹¹ And they conquer him through the blood of the Lambkin, and through the word of their testimony, and they love not their soul, until death."