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 Living Translation (NLT)Those who love pleasure become poor; those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.

Context of Proverbs 21:17

15It is a joy for the just to do justice, But destruction will come 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 be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich. 18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright. 19Better to dwell in the wilderness, Than with a contentious and angry 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 desirable treasure, And oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man squanders it.
• Proverbs 5:10Lest aliens be filled with your wealth, And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;
• Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
• Luke 15:13And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.
• Luke 16:24“Then 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 tormented in this flame.’
• 1 Timothy 5:6But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.
• 2 Timothy 3:4traitors, headstrong, haughty, 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