'Acquiring' in the Bible
And Boaz said, "On the day of your acquiring the field from the hand of Naomi, you also acquire Ruth the Moabite, the wife of the dead [man], [in order] to raise up [for] the name of the dead his inheritance."
During the war between the house of Saul and the house of David, Abner kept acquiring more power in the house of Saul.
‘Is not their tent-cord drawn up within them [so that the tent collapses]?Do they not die, and yet without [acquiring] wisdom?’
for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living;
“The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;And with all your acquiring, get understanding.
Of what use is money in the hand of a fool, since he has no intention of acquiring wisdom?
Don't exhaust yourself acquiring wealth; be smart enough to stop.
After all, to the person who is good in God's sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner he gives the troublesome task of acquiring and accumulating in order to leave it to someone who is good in the sight of God. This also is pointless and chasing after the wind.
in order to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against ruins now inhabited and against a people gathered from the nations, who have been acquiring cattle and possessions and who live at the center of the world.’
The Spirit is the guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.
because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
to which He did call you through our good news, to the acquiring of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ;
For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring great freedom of speech in proclaiming the faith which rests on Christ Jesus.
For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate],