Proverbs 23:23

Learning From Your Father

²² Listen to your father--he who {gave you life}, and do not despise your mother when she is old. ²³ Buy truth and do not sell [it], wisdom and instruction and understanding. ²⁴ The father of the righteous will surely rejoice; he who bears a wise person will be happy with him.

Buy the Truth

Matthew 13:44

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, that a man found [and] concealed, and in his joy he goes and sells everything that he has and buys that field.

Matthew 13:46

And [when he] found one very valuable pearl, he went [and] sold everything that he possessed and purchased it.

Job 28:12-19

"But from where will wisdom be found? And {where in the world} [is the] place of understanding?

Psalm 119:72

The law of your mouth [is] better to me than thousands of gold and silver [coins].

Psalm 119:127

Therefore I love your commands more than gold, even fine gold.

Proverbs 2:2-4

[in order] to incline your ear toward wisdom, [then] you shall apply your heart to understanding.

Proverbs 4:5-7

Get wisdom and insight; do not forget and do not turn from the sayings of my mouth.

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father glad, but a foolish child grieves his mother.

Proverbs 16:16

Getting wisdom: {how much} better than gold! And getting understanding: it is chosen {over} silver.

Proverbs 17:16

Why [is] this? A price in the hand of a fool, [in order] to buy wisdom where there is no {sense}.

Proverbs 18:15

An intelligent {mind} will acquire knowledge, and the ear of the wise will seek knowledge.

Isaiah 55:1

"Ho! Everyone thirsty, come to the waters! And whoever has no money, come, buy and eat, and come, buy without money, wine and milk without price!

Matthew 16:26

For what will a person be benefited if he gains the whole world but forfeits his life? Or what will a person give in exchange for his life?

Acts 20:23

except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in town [after town], saying that bonds and persecutions await me.

Philippians 3:7-8

But whatever [things] were gain to me, these [things] I have considered loss because of Christ.

Hebrews 11:26

considering {reproach endured for the sake of Christ} greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward.

Revelation 3:18

I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, in order that you may become rich, and white clothing, in order that you may be clothed and the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed, and eye salve to smear on your eyes, in order that you may see.

Revelation 12:11

And they conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives until death.