Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. "Sell not the truth" means — 1. Do not lose the disposition of mind, the aptness to universal truth, when ye have acquired it. 2. It reproves those mercenary souls who trade with their wisdom and sell it, as it were, by the penny. 3. By selling may be understood, betraying truth. To betray truth is, through any sordid motive, to suppress, or to disguise, things of consequence to the glory of religion, the interest of a neighbour, or the good of society.There are six orders of persons who may sell truth — 1. The courtier. 2. The indiscreet zealot. 3. The apostate. 4. The judge. 5. The politician. 6. The pastor. (E. Monro.) Parallel Verses KJV: Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.WEB: Buy the truth, and don't sell it. Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding. |
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