Proverbs 23:23 — Buy truth, and do not sell it;
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding. — AMP | maBible
Read Proverbs 23:23 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Proverbs 23.23, Proverbs 23v23, Pr. 23:23. Buy truth, and do not sell it;
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Other reference formats: Proverbs 23.23, Proverbs 23v23, Pr. 23:23.
23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Notes and references
The ancient rabbis routinely assumed “truth” to refer to the Torah (Law), and they interpreted the first part of this command to mean that a student should pay a teacher to teach him the Torah if he can find no one to teach him for free. As for the second part, they said that if the student had to…