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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 23:23 - Wisdom
Proverbs 23:23 - Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Buy | H7069 | קָנָה |
[Verb] to {erect} that {is} create; by extension to {procure} especially by purchase (causatively sell); by implication to own |
the truth | H571 | אֶמֶת |
[Noun Feminine] stability; figuratively {certainty} {truth } trustworthiness |
and sell | H4376 | מָכַר |
[Verb] to {sell} literally (as {merchandise} a daughter in {marriage} into {slavery}) or figuratively (to surrender) |
it not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
also wisdom | H2451 | חׇכְמָה |
[Noun Feminine] wisdom (in a good sense) |
and instruction | H4148 | מוּסָר |
[Noun Masculine] properly chastisement; figuratively {reproof} warning or instruction; also restraint |
and understanding | H998 | בִּינָה |
[Noun Feminine] understanding |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.