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Proverbs 23:23
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Proverbs 23:23
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23 Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.(A)
Proverbs 23:23
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Proverbs 23:23
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23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—
wisdom, instruction and insight as well.(A)
Proverbs 18:15
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Proverbs 18:15
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15 An intelligent mind acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15
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Proverbs 18:15
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15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(A)
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
Matthew 13:44
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Matthew 13:44
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Three Parables
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and reburied; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.(A)
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Matthew 13:44
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Matthew 13:44
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The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
44 “The kingdom of heaven is like(A) treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.(B)
Proverbs 16:16
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Proverbs 16:16
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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.(A)
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Proverbs 16:16
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Psalm 119:72
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Psalm 119:72
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72 The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.(A)
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Psalm 119:72
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72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me
than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.(A)
Hebrews 11:26
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Hebrews 11:26
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26 He considered abuse suffered for the Christ[a] to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to the reward.
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- 11.26 Or the Messiah
Hebrews 11:26
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Hebrews 11:26
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26 He regarded disgrace(A) for the sake of Christ(B) as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.(C)
Isaiah 55:1
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Isaiah 55:1
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An Invitation to Abundant Life
55 Hear, everyone who thirsts;
come to the waters;
and you who have no money,
come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.(A)
Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs 10:1
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Wise Sayings of Solomon
10 The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise child makes a glad father,
but a foolish child is a mother’s grief.(A)
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Proverbs 10:1
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Proverbs of Solomon
10 The proverbs(A) of Solomon:(B)
A wise son brings joy to his father,(C)
but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Revelation 3:18
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Revelation 3:18
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18 Therefore I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire so that you may be rich, and white robes to clothe yourself and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.(A)
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Revelation 3:18
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Revelation 3:18
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Philippians 3:7-8
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Philippians 3:7-8
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7 Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ.(A) 8 More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ(B)
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Philippians 3:7-8
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Philippians 3:7-8
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7 But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss(A) for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing(B) Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ(C)
Matthew 16:26
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Matthew 16:26
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26 For what will it profit them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they give in return for their life?
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Matthew 16:26
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26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
Matthew 13:46
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Matthew 13:46
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46 on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.
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Matthew 13:46
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46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
Proverbs 4:5-7
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Proverbs 4:5-7
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5 Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget nor turn away
from the words of my mouth.(A)
6 Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
love her, and she will guard you.(B)
7 The beginning of wisdom is this: get wisdom,
and whatever else you get, get insight.(C)
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Proverbs 4:5-7
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- Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
- Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get
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