Bible in Basic English
"Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense."
— Proverbs 23:23, Bible in Basic English
“Acquire truth and do not sell it– wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.”
Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat:
For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed.
Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.
Get for yourself that which is true, and do not let it go for money; get wisdom and teaching and good sense.
The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.
Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.