yeah, about that -- what is the price of wisdom? and a fool has it - why is that?
The fool places no value in the LORD's word, nor what truth is wisdom, which is principal thing, but without merely get words without knowledge, cause they can't hear the principle.
Like asking why a fool has a price in his hand, they don't, neither would they received the LORD's word because the Gospel has no value to them, so if it is given away for free what should they put any of the substance into it Yet the LORD's word isn't sold, but freely given so that if can be freely received.
3 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us,
ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God,
which effectually worketh also in you that believe. 1 Thess 2:13
Received it as in truth? so what do the Bible say about receiving the truth? Proverb 23 if I recall correctly.
20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. John 13:20. Do you know how the sower receives what was freely given to him from above?
And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 5 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. 26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;
Mark 4:24-26