Proverbs 23:23

wisdom. Hebrew. chakmah. See note on Proverbs 1:2. Not the same word as in verses: Proverbs 23:4; Proverbs 23:8.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s heart Proverbs 23...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Buy (k) the truth, and sell [it] not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. (k) Spare no cost for truths sake, neither depart from it f...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

It is possible to take these three verses together as a warning against treachery lurking in the dainties of a royal table. In that case, in Proverb...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Buy the truth - Acquire the knowledge of God at all events; and...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. RV 'him that is before thee.' Do not excite his contempt.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Buy the truth, and sell it not. — The “truth” is here described under the three heads of wisdom, self-discipline, and understanding. (See above, on...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the g...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee And who, therefore, desires and seeks thy good in all his counsels; and despise not thy mother when she is...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Buy the truth; purchase it upon any terms, spare no pains nor cost to get it. The truth ; the true and saving knowledge of God's mind and will con...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

Proverbs 23:23 The text declares two great truths: first, that truth is a matter of purchase; and, secondly, that there is a possibility of sellin...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 23:1 . When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, and hast a princely feast before thee of meats and wines, put a knife to thy throat, if th...
The Biblical Illustrator

Buy the truth, and sell it not. A domestic homily on buying the truth When the wise man counselled his pupil to “buy the truth,” he had the who...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 23. Buy the truth, not minding the hard labor and sacrifice required to gain it, and sell it not, since it is precious beyond all riches of th...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 20:23 ; Hebrews 11:26 ; Isaiah 55:1 ; Job 28:12-19 ; Matthew 13:44 ; Matthew 13:46 ; Matthew 16:26 ; Philippians 3:7 ; Philippians 3:8...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Buy — Purchase it upon any terms, spare no pains or cost. Truth — The true and saving knowledge of God's will. Sell it not — Do not forsake it for...

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 23:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Proverbs 23:23