Proverbs 21:17

Proverbs 21:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

Context of Proverbs 21:17

15When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, the one in right standing with God), But to the evildoers it is disaster. 16A man who wanders from the way of understanding (godly wisdom) Will remain in the assembly of the dead. He who loves [only selfish] pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves and is devoted to wine and [olive] oil will not become rich. 18The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps]. 19It is better to dwell in a desert land Than with a contentious and troublesome woman.

Proverbs 21:17 word by word

אִ֣ישׁ מַ֭חְסוֹר אֹהֵ֣ב שִׂמְחָ֑ה אֹהֵ֥ב יַֽיִן־וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן לֹ֣א יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that lovethאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• pleasureשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• a poorמַחְסוֹרmachsôr machsôr · needH4270
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• and oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• shall not be richעָשַׁר‛âshar · to enrichH6238

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:17

• Proverbs 21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the house of the wise [who prepare for the future], But a short-sighted and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it.
• Proverbs 5:10And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned wealth will go to the house of a foreigner [who does not know God];
• Proverbs 23:21For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
• Luke 15:13A few days later, the younger son gathered together everything [that he had] and traveled to a distant country, and there he wasted his fortune in reckless and immoral living.
• Luke 16:24And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in severe agony in this flame.’
• 1 Timothy 5:6Whereas she who lives for pleasure and self-indulgence is spiritually dead even while she still lives.
• 2 Timothy 3:4traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God,

Commentaries on Proverbs 21:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He that loveth pleasure - That follows gaming, fowling, hunting, coursing, etc., when he should be attending to the culture of the fields, shall be a poor man; and, I may safely add, shall be so deservedly poor, as to have none to pity him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Wine and oil - i. e., The costly adjuncts of a princely banquet. The price of oil or precious unguent was about equal to the 300 days‘ wages of a field laborer Matthew 20:2. Indulgence in such a luxury would thus become the type of all extravagance and excess.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17Verse 17 A life of worldly pleasure brings ruin on men.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17Spending on wine and luxury stops people from saving money. They choose to spend instead of save.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. Costly luxuries impoverish.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 21:17

• Amusements and Worldly Pleasures
• Drunkenness
• Extravagance
• Food
• Frugality
• Oil
• Pleasure
• Wine
• Worldliness

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Commentaries on Proverbs 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings