New American Standard Bible 1995
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
15The exercise of justice is joy for the righteous, But is terror to the workers of iniquity. 16A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead. He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich. 18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright. 19It is better to live in a desert land Than with a contentious and vexing woman.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:17 word by word
אִ֣ישׁ מַ֭חְסוֹר אֹהֵ֣ב שִׂמְחָ֑ה אֹהֵ֥ב יַֽיִן־וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן לֹ֣א יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:17
- Proverbs 21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man swallows it up.
- Proverbs 5:10And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;
- Proverbs 23:21For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
- Luke 15:13And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.
- Luke 16:24And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’
- 1 Timothy 5:6But she who gives herself to wanton pleasure is dead even while she lives.
- 2 Timothy 3:4treacherous, reckless, conceited, 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
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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 21:17 Prov 23:21 ↩
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
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