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Proverbs 21:17

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

Proverbs 21:17 · New Heart English Bible

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Proverbs 21:17 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

BSB Berean Standard Bible

He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

WEB World English Bible

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 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.

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

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