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Proverbs 21:17

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs 21:17 · King James Version

In other versions

  • He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

    ASV

  • The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

    BBE

  • He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

    DBY

  • He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man: He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

    WEB

  • Whoso `is' loving mirth `is' a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

    YLT

  • He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

    ENG

  • He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

    WBT

  • He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

    BSB

In context

15It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

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