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Proverbs 21:17
Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.
Proverbs 21:17 · Geneva Bible
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Proverbs 21:17 in other translations
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
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In context
14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a gift in the bosome great wrath.
15 It is ioye to the iust to doe iudgement: but destruction shalbe to the workers of iniquitie.
16 A man that wandreth out of the way of wisdome, shall remaine in the congregation of the dead.
17 Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.
18 The wicked shalbe a ransome for the iust, and the transgressour for the righteous.
19 It is better to dwell in the wildernesse, then with a contentious and angry woman.
20 In the house of the wise is a pleasant treasure and oyle: but a foolish man deuoureth it.
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