Revised Version 1895
Proverbs 21:17
17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
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 judgment; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity. 16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall rest in the congregation 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 treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright. 19It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful 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 swalloweth it up.
- Proverbs 5:10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength; and thy labours be in the house of an alien;
- Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with 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
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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
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