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

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

Proverbs 21:17 word by word

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

• pleasureשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• richעָשַׁר‛âshar · to enrichH6238

Cross-references for Proverbs 21:17

• Proverbs 21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.
• Proverbs 5:10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors be in the house of an alien,
• Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.
• Luke 15:13And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.
• Luke 16:24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am in anguish in this flame.
• 1 Timothy 5:6But she that giveth herself to pleasure is dead while she liveth.
• 2 Timothy 3:4traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of 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