Proverbs 21:17

American Standard Version

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

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Proverbs 21:17 in other translations

He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.

Proverbs 21:17 · World English Bible

Proverbs 21:17 in context

  1. 15It is joy to the righteous to do justice; But it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.
  2. 16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
  3. 17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
  4. 18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.
  5. 19It is better to dwell in a desert land, Than with a contentious and fretful woman.