Proverbs 23:23

Learning From Your Father

²² Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. ²³ Buy the truth, and do not sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding. ²⁴ The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

Buy the Truth

Matthew 13:44

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field.

Matthew 13:46

and having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

Job 28:12-19

"But where shall wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?

Psalm 119:72

The Law you have spoken is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

Psalm 119:127

Therefore I love your commandments more than gold, yes, more than pure gold.

Proverbs 2:2-4

So as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

Proverbs 4:5-7

Get wisdom. Get understanding. Do not forget, neither swerve from the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 10:1

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold. Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Proverbs 17:16

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he has no understanding?

Proverbs 18:15

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

Isaiah 55:1

"Come, everyone who thirsts, to the waters. Come, he who has no money, buy, and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Matthew 16:26

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

Acts 20:23

except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.

Philippians 3:7-8

However, what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.

Hebrews 11:26

accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

Revelation 3:18

I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to put on your eyes, that you may see.

Revelation 12:11

They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. They did not love their life, even to death.