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


In Context

14 A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

15 It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

16 The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

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

18 The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.

19 It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful 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 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 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.