Proverbs 31:24

31:24 She makes linen garments ¹  and sells them,

and supplies the merchants ²  with sashes.

Proverbs 23:23

23:23 Acquire ³  truth and do not sell it –

wisdom, and discipline, and understanding.

[31:24]  ¹ tn The first word of the fifteenth line begins with ס (samek), the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

[31:24]  ² tn Heb “to the Canaanites.” These are the Phoenician traders that survived the wars and continued to do business down to the exile.

[23:23]  ³ tn Heb “buy” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NLT); CEV “Invest in truth.”