I was told that on one occasion the Rebbe spoke a great deal about the verse, “Buy the truth but do not sell it” (Proverbs 23:23). He asked: If the verse says not to sell the truth, then from whom should one buy it? Is it logical that the verse should say first, “Buy the truth” and then say, “but do not sell it”? If the verse says that no one should sell the truth, then whom should one buy it from? He spoke about this at length, but I did not hear what he said.
(קו) סִפְּרוּ לִי שֶׁפַּעַם אַחַת דִּבֵּר הַרְבֵּה מֵהַפָּסוּק (מִשְׁלֵי כג): אֱמֶת קְנֵה וְאַל תִּמְכֹּר, וְהִקְשָׁה שֶׁהַפָּסוּק מַזְהִיר לִבְלִי לִמְכֹּר אִם־כֵּן מִמִּי יִקְנֶה, וְאֵיךְ יִתָּכֵן שֶׁהַפָּסוּק מַזְהִיר תְּחִלָּה אֱמֶת קְנֵה לִקְנוֹת הָאֱמֶת וְאַחַר־כָּךְ מַזְהִיר וְאַל תִּמְכֹּר שֶׁשּׁוּם אָדָם לֹא יִמְכֹּר אִם־כֵּן מִמִּי יִקְנֶה, וְדִבֵּר הַרְבֵּה מִזֶּה אַךְ לֹא זָכִיתִי לִשְׁמֹעַ הָעִנְיָן:
I was told that on one occasion the Rebbe spoke a great deal about the verse, “Buy the truth but do not sell it” (Proverbs 23:23). He asked: If the verse says not to sell the truth, then from whom should one buy it? Is it logical that the verse should say first, “Buy the truth” and then say, “but do not sell it”? If the verse says that no one should sell the truth, then whom should one buy it from? He spoke about this at length, but I did not hear what he said.