Proverbs 23:22-23
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22
Listen to your father, who sired you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.
23
[a]Buy truth, and do not sell it;
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:23 The ancient rabbis routinely assumed “truth” to refer to the Torah (Law), and they interpreted the first part of this command to mean that a student should pay a teacher to teach him the Torah if he can find no one to teach him for free. As for the second part, they said that if the student had to pay to learn, he should not view this as grounds to charge for teaching others, but should teach the Torah for free.
Proverbs 24:13-14
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13
My son, eat honey, because it is good,
And the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14
Know that [skillful and godly] wisdom is [so very good] for your life and soul;
If you find wisdom, then there will be a future and a reward,
And your hope and expectation will not be cut off.
Proverbs 28:5
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5
Evil men do not understand justice,
But they who long for and seek the Lord understand it fully.(A)
Proverbs 29:15
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15
The rod and reproof (godly instruction) give wisdom,
But a child who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.
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