20In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.


In Context

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

18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.

19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife.

20 In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.

21 He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.

22 A wise man attacks the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.

Proverbs 21:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:20[There is] treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:20There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise man; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:20A treasure to be desired, and oil, Is in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spends it up.