Proverbs 23:23 Cross References - MSTC

²³ Labour for to get the truth, sell not away wisdom, nurture and understanding;

¹² How cometh a man then by wisdom? Where is the place that men find understanding? ¹³ Verily, no man can tell how worthy a thing she is, neither is she found in the land of the living. ¹⁴ "The deep sayeth, 'She is not in me.' The sea sayeth, 'She is not with me.' ¹⁵ She cannot be gotten for the most fine gold, neither may the price of her be bought with any money. ¹⁶ No wedges of gold of Ophir, no precious Onyx stones, no Sapphire may be compared unto her. ¹⁷ No, neither gold nor Crystal, neither sweet odours nor golden plate. ¹⁸ There is nothing so worthy, or so excellent, as once to be named unto her: for perfect wisdom goeth far beyond them all. ¹⁹ The Topaz that cometh out of Ethiopia may in no wise be likened unto her: yea, no manner of apparel how pleasant and fair soever it be.

⁷² The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me, than thousands of gold and silver.

¹²⁷ For I love thy commandments above gold and precious stone.

² that thou wilt incline thin ears unto wisdom; apply thine heart then to understanding. ³ For if thou criest after wisdom, and callest for knowledge; ⁴ If thou seekest after her as after money, and diggest for her as for treasures;

⁵ Get thee wisdom, get thee understanding, forget not the words of my mouth, and shrink not from them. ⁶ Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. ⁷ The chief point of wisdom is that thou be willing to obtain wisdom, and before all thy goods to get the understanding.

¹ Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; but an indiscreet son is a heaviness unto his mother.

¹⁶ To have wisdom in possession is better than gold; and to get understanding is more worth than silver.

¹⁶ What helpeth it to give a fool money in his hand, whereas he hath no mind to buy wisdom?

¹⁵ A wise heart laboureth for knowledge; and a prudent ear seeketh understanding.

¹ Come to the waters, all ye that be thirsty, and ye that have no money. Come buy, that ye may have to eat. Come buy wine and milk, without any money, or money worth.

⁴⁴ "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in the field, the which a man findeth and hideth it: and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.

⁴⁶ which when he had found one precious pearl, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.

²⁶ What shall it profit a man, though he should win all the whole world, if he lose his own soul? Or else, what shall a man give to redeem his soul again withal?

²³ but that the holy ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and trouble abide me.

⁷ But the things that were vantage unto me I counted loss for Christ's sake. ⁸ Yea I think all things but loss for that excellent knowledge's sake of Christ Jesus my Lord. For whom I have counted all thing loss, and do judge them but dung, that I might win Christ,

²⁶ and esteemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches, than the treasure of Egypt. For he had a respect unto the reward.

¹⁸ I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich: and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, that thy filthy nakedness do not appear: and anoint thine eyes with eye salve, that thou mayest see.

¹¹ And they overcame him by the blood of the lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death.