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


In Context

14 A secret present quencheth anger: and a gift in the bosom the greatest wrath.

15 It is joy to the just to do judgment: and dread to them that work iniquity.

16 A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants.

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

18 The wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous.

19 It is better to dwell in a wilderness, than with a quarrelsome and passionate 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:17He that loveth mirth 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.