The King’s Heart
Proverbs 21:17
In 11 translations
- BSB
- He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
- KJV
- He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.pleasure: or, sport
- WEB
- He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
- ASV
- He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
- LSV
- Whoever [is] loving mirth [is] a poor man, || Whoever is loving wine and oil makes no wealth.
- YLT
- Whoso [is] loving mirth [is] a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.
- DBY
- He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
- DRC
- He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.
- GNV
- Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.
- JPS
- He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
- LXXE
- A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- אִ֣ישׁ מַ֭חְסוֹר אֹהֵ֣ב שִׂמְחָ֑ה אֹהֵ֥ב יַֽיִן־וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן לֹ֣א יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἀνὴρ ἐνδεὴς ἀγαπᾷ εὐφροσύνην, φιλῶν οἶνον καὶ ἔλαιον εἰς πλοῦτον·
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
DrunkennessOilExtravagancePleasureFrugalityAmusements and Pleasures, WorldlyAmusements and Worldly PleasuresFoodDiet of the Jews, ThePoetry, Hebrew
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
- 1 Timothy 5:6But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.
- 2 Timothy 3:4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
- Proverbs 5:10–11lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich the house of a foreigner. At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and your body are spent,
- Proverbs 21:20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
- Luke 16:24–25So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’ But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your…
- Luke 15:13–16After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country,…
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).