23 (A)Buy truth, and do not sell it;
    buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

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15 An intelligent heart acquires knowledge,
    and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

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16 (A)How much better to get wisdom than (B)gold!
    To get understanding is to be chosen rather than (C)silver.

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The Proverbs of Solomon

10 (A)The proverbs of Solomon.

(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
    (C)but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

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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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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.

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(A)Get wisdom; get (B)insight;
    do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
    (C)love her, and she will guard you.
(D)The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
    and whatever you get, get (E)insight.

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127 Therefore I (A)love your commandments
    above gold, above fine gold.

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72 (A)The law of your mouth is better to me
    than thousands of gold and silver pieces.

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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.

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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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But (A)whatever gain I had, (B)I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 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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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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11 And (A)they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for (B)they loved not their lives (C)even unto death.

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26 (A)He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to (B)the reward.

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23 except that (A)the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that (B)imprisonment and (C)afflictions await me.

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16 Why should a fool have money in his hand (A)to buy wisdom
    when he has no sense?

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making your ear attentive to wisdom
    and inclining your heart to understanding;
yes, if you call out for insight
    and raise your voice (A)for understanding,
if you seek it like (B)silver
    and search for it as for (C)hidden treasures,

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