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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 21) Proverbs 21:17 KJV
"He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."
Proverbs Chapter 21, Verse 17
Proverbs 21:17 in Context (Verses 14–20 KJV)
14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
15
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
16
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
17
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.*
18
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.*
20
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.