Proverbs 23:23
English Standard Version
23 (A)Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:23
New International Version
23 Buy the truth and do not sell it—
wisdom, instruction and insight as well.(A)
Proverbs 18:15
English Standard Version
15 An intelligent heart acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Proverbs 18:15
New International Version
15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,(A)
for the ears of the wise seek it out.
Proverbs 16:16
English Standard Version
16 (A)How much better to get wisdom than (B)gold!
To get understanding is to be chosen rather than (C)silver.
Proverbs 16:16
New International Version
Proverbs 10:1
English Standard Version
Proverbs 10:1
New International Version
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.
Matthew 13:44
English Standard Version
The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
44 “The kingdom of heaven (A)is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy (B)he goes and sells all that he has and (C)buys that field.
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Matthew 13:44
New International Version
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)
Isaiah 55:1
English Standard Version
The Compassion of the Lord
55 (A)“Come, everyone who thirsts,
come to the waters;
and he who has no money,
(B)come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price.
Proverbs 4:5-7
English Standard Version
Proverbs 4:5-7
New International Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
- Proverbs 4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get
Psalm 119:127
English Standard Version
127 Therefore I (A)love your commandments
above gold, above fine gold.
Psalm 119:127
New International Version
Psalm 119:72
English Standard Version
72 (A)The law of your mouth is better to me
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Psalm 119:72
New International Version
72 The law from your mouth is more precious to me
than thousands of pieces of silver and gold.(A)
Job 28:12-19
English Standard Version
12 (A)“But where shall wisdom be found?
And where is the place of understanding?
13 Man does not know its worth,
and it is not found in (B)the land of the living.
14 (C)The deep says, ‘It is not in me,’
and the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’
15 It (D)cannot be bought for gold,
and silver cannot be weighed as its price.
16 It cannot be valued in (E)the gold of (F)Ophir,
in precious (G)onyx or (H)sapphire.
17 Gold and glass cannot equal it,
nor can it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18 No mention shall be made of (I)coral or of crystal;
the price of wisdom is above (J)(K)pearls.
19 (L)The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,
nor can it be valued in pure gold.
Job 28:12-19
New International Version
12 But where can wisdom be found?(A)
Where does understanding dwell?(B)
13 No mortal comprehends its worth;(C)
it cannot be found in the land of the living.(D)
14 The deep(E) says, “It is not in me”;
the sea(F) says, “It is not with me.”
15 It cannot be bought with the finest gold,
nor can its price be weighed out in silver.(G)
16 It cannot be bought with the gold of Ophir,(H)
with precious onyx or lapis lazuli.(I)
17 Neither gold nor crystal can compare with it,(J)
nor can it be had for jewels of gold.(K)
18 Coral(L) and jasper(M) are not worthy of mention;
the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.(N)
19 The topaz(O) of Cush(P) cannot compare with it;
it cannot be bought with pure gold.(Q)
Revelation 3:18
English Standard Version
18 I counsel you (A)to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and (B)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and (C)the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, (D)so that you may see.
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Revelation 3:18
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Philippians 3:7-8
English Standard Version
7 But (A)whatever gain I had, (B)I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of (C)the surpassing worth of (D)knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I (E)have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
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Philippians 3:7-8
New International Version
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
English Standard Version
26 For (A)what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or (B)what shall a man give in return for his soul?
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Matthew 16:26
New International Version
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?
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