Proverbs 23:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Invest in truth and never sell it— in wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Young's Literal Translation
Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,

King James Bible
Buy the truth, and sell [it] not; [also] wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Hebrew
Invest in
קְ֭נֵה (qə·nêh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own

truth
אֱמֶ֣ת (’ĕ·meṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

and never
וְאַל־ (wə·’al-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

sell it—
תִּמְכֹּ֑ר (tim·kōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 4376: To sell

in wisdom
חָכְמָ֖ה (ḥāḵ·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

and instruction
וּמוּסָ֣ר (ū·mū·sār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4148: Chastisement, reproof, warning, instruction, restraint

and understanding.
וּבִינָֽה׃ (ū·ḇî·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 998: An understanding

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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