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Proverbs 23:23
New Living Translation
Proverbs 23:23
New Living Translation
23 Get the truth and never sell it;
also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
Proverbs 23:23
New English Translation
Proverbs 23:23
New English Translation
23 Acquire[a] truth and do not sell it—
wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:23 tn Heb “buy” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NLT); CEV “Invest in truth.”sn The sixteenth saying is an instruction to buy/acquire the kind of life that pleases God and brings joy to parents. “Getting truth” would mean getting training in the truth, and getting wisdom and understanding would mean developing the perception and practical knowledge of the truth.
New Living Translation (NLT)
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New English Translation (NET)
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