Proverbs 23:23

Learning From Your Father

²² Hear to thy father that begat thee, and thou shalt not despise thy mother when growing old. ²³ Buy the truth, and thou shalt not sell wisdom and instruction and understanding. ²⁴ The father of the just one rejoicing, shall rejoice: he shall beget a wise one and shall rejoice in him.

Buy the Truth

Matthew 13:44

Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a treasure hid in the field; which a man finding, concealed, and from his joy, he retires, and all things which he has he sells, and he purchases that field.

Matthew 13:46

Who, finding one pearl of great value, having departed, he sold all things which he had, and purchased it.

Job 28:12-19

And from whence shall wisdom be found? and where this place of understanding?

Psalm 119:72

Good for me the law of thy mouth above thousands of gold and silver.

Psalm 119:127

For this I loved thy commands above gold, and above fine gold.

Proverbs 2:2-4

To attend to wisdom thou wilt incline thine ear, thy heart to understanding;

Proverbs 4:5-7

Obtain wisdom, obtain understanding: thou shalt not forget, and thou shalt not decline from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 10:1

Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son will gladden a father: and a son of the foolish will grieve his mother.

Proverbs 16:16

The obtaining of wisdom how good above gold and the obtaining of understanding to be chosen above silver.

Proverbs 17:16

Wherefore this a price in the hand of the foolish one to obtain wisdom, and no heart?

Proverbs 18:15

The heart of him understanding will obtain knowledge and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.

Isaiah 55:1

Ho, every one thirsting, Come ye to the waters, and whom there is not to him silver, come ye, buy and eat; and come ye, and buy without silver and without price, wine and milk.

Matthew 16:26

For what is a man profited, if he should gain the whole world, and injure his soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Acts 20:23

But that the Holy Spirit testifies in the city, saying that bonds and pressures await me.

Philippians 3:7-8

But what things were gain to me, these I have thought loss for Christ.

Hebrews 11:26

Having deemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than treasures in Egypt: for he looked to the payment of reward.

Revelation 3:18

I counsel thee to buy gold of me refined by fire, that thou mightest be rich; and white garments, that thou mightest be surrounded, and that the shame of thy nakedness might not be made manifest; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve that thou mightest see.

Revelation 12:11

And they conquered him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their souls till death.