Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
Ver. 10. Receive mine instruction, and not money.] That is, Rather than money; as, "I will have mercy, and not sacrifice" - that is, rather than sacrifice. Knowledge of the Scriptures is the greatest riches. "Let the word of Christ dwell richly in you." Col 3:16 The Corinthians were enriched in all knowledge. 1Co 1:5 Plato gave three hundred florins for a book that he liked. a Dionysius said that Aristippus was always craving money from him, but Plato desired nothing but books. What spending of money and lavishing out of the bag is there for human learning! And yet Aristotle himself could say, that a little knowledge, though but conjectural, about heavenly things, is to be preferred above much knowledge, though certain, about inferior things.
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