Proverbs 21:17
“He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 21:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wer Freude liebt, wird ein Mann des Mangels werden; wer Wein und Öl liebt, wird nicht reich.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Hombre necesitado será el que ama el deleite: y el que ama el vino y ungüentos no enriquecerá.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Quem ama o prazer sofrerá necessidade; aquele que ama o vinho e o azeite nunca enriquecerá.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quem ama o prazer se tornará pobre; aquele que ama o vinho e o azeite não será rico.
📖 Proverbs 21:17 in Context
15It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
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