Proverbs 23:23
Strong's Lexicon
Invest in
קְ֭נֵה (qə·nêh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7069: 1) to get, acquire, create, buy, possess 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to get, acquire, obtain 1a1a) of God originating, creating, redeeming His people 1a1a1) possessor 1a1b) of Eve acquiring 1a1c) of acquiring knowledge, wisdom 1a2) to buy 1b) (Niphal) to be bought 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to possess

truth
אֱמֶ֣ת (’ĕ·meṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 571: n f 1) firmness, faithfulness, truth 1a) sureness, reliability 1b) stability, continuance 1c) faithfulness, reliableness 1d) truth 1d1) as spoken 1d2) of testimony and judgment 1d3) of divine instruction 1d4) truth as a body of ethical or religious knowledge 1d5) true doctrine adv 2) in truth, truly

and never
וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: 1) not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference) 1a) do not, let not (with a verb) 1b) let there not be (with a verb understood) 1c) not, no (with substantive) 1d) nothing (as substantive)

sell it—
תִּמְכֹּ֑ר (tim·kōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4376: 1) to sell 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sell 1a2) seller (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be sold 1b2) to sell oneself 1b3) to be given over to death 1c) (Hithpael) to sell oneself

in wisdom
חָכְמָ֖ה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2451: 1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)

and instruction
וּמוּסָ֣ר (ū·mū·sār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4148: 1) discipline, chastening, correction 1a) discipline, correction 1b) chastening

and understanding.
וּבִינָֽה׃ (ū·ḇî·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 998: 1) understanding, discernment 1a) act 1b) faculty 1c) object 1d) personified

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Young's Literal Translation
Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Buy  — and do not sell  — truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

New American Standard Bible
Buy truth, and do not sell [it], [Get] wisdom and instruction and understanding.

King James Bible
Buy the truth, and sell [it] not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Buy the truth and do not sell it-- wisdom, instruction and insight as well.

New Living Translation
Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.

English Standard Version
Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

New American Standard Bible
Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

King James Bible
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Buy--and do not sell--truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

International Standard Version
Purchase truth, but don't sell it; store up wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

NET Bible
Acquire truth and do not sell it--wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.

American Standard Version
Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea , wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

English Revised Version
Buy the truth, and sell it not; yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Young's Literal Translation
Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,
















Cross References
Matthew 13:44
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

Proverbs 4:7
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.

Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 23:22
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 23:20
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Proverbs 23:25
Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

Proverbs 23:26
My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
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