Proverbs 23:23
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23:23Acquire39 truth and do not sell it—
wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.
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- 39 Heb “buy” (so , , , ); “Invest in truth.” The sixteenth saying is an instruction to buy/acquire the kind of life that pleases God and brings joy to parents. “Getting truth” would mean getting training in the truth, and getting wisdom and understanding would mean developing the perception and practical knowledge of the truth.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Buy the truth and do not sell it—
wisdom, instruction and insight as well.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Buy—and do not sell—truth,
wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Get the truth and never sell it;
also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Buy truth and do not sell it,
wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Buy the truth, and sell it not;
Also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
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