17He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.


In Context

14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger; and a present in the bosom, vehement fury.

15 It is joy to a righteous man to do what is right; but it is ruin for the workers of iniquity.

16 The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.

17 He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous man in the stead of the upright.

19 It is better to dwell in a desert land. than with a contentious and irritable woman.

Proverbs 21:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:17He that loveth pleasure [shall be] a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:17He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:17He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:17He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:17Whoso is loving mirth is a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:17He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.