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