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

15Justice is a joy to the godly, but it terrifies evildoers. 16The person who strays from common sense will end up in the company of the dead. Those who love pleasure become poor; those who love wine and luxury will never be rich. 18The wicked are punished in place of the godly, and traitors in place of the honest. 19It’s better to live alone in the desert than with a quarrelsome, complaining wife.

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 21:20The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.
• Proverbs 5:10Strangers will consume your wealth, and someone else will enjoy the fruit of your labor.
• Proverbs 23:21for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags.
• Luke 15:13“A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living.
• Luke 16:24“The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’
• 1 Timothy 5:6But the widow who lives only for pleasure is spiritually dead even while she lives.
• 2 Timothy 3:4They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than 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