Proverbs 21:17
King James Version (KJV)
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
In context
15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
19 It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Proverbs 21:17 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
- WEB World English Bible
- He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Whoso [is] loving mirth [is] a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
- WBS Webster Bible
- He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.