Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. I. THE COMMODITY RECOMMENDED. "The truth." 1. There is doctrinal truth. 2. There is experimental truth. 3. There is practical truth. II. THE COUNSEL GIVEN. "Buy the truth." To obtain the truth we must — 1. Come to the mart of truth. 2. Sacrifice the hindrances to truth. 3. Employ the means truth recommends. III. LET THIS PURCHASE BE URGED BY SEVERAL CONSIDERATIONS. 1. From your absolute need of it. 2. From the free and easy mode of its acquisition. 3. From its essential worth. When possessed it must be retained. IV. BY WHOM IS THE TRUTH SOLD. 1. By the mercenary minister. 2. By the temporising professor. 3. By the false speaker. 4. By the flatterer. 5. By the backslider. V. REASONS WHY WE SHOULD NOT SELL THE TRUTH. (J. Burns, D.D.) 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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