Buying the Truth
S. Hieron. Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. Truth is but one, and it is in God, and of God; nay, it is God Himself. This truth is from Him conveyed into divers things, which are therefore termed true. The Word is the truth, because God is the author of it; because inspired men wrote it; because Christ confirmed it; and because the Spirit of Truth interprets it. Buying includes a desire of the commodity; a repairing to the place where it is set to sale; a skill to discern and know the goodness of it; giving a price proportionable to the value of it; and a storing of it up for necessary uses. (S. Hieron.) 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.