Proverbs 21:17

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Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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  • Prov 23:21 : 21 For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.
  • Prov 5:10-11 : 10 Lest strangers feast on your strength, and your hard-earned wealth end up in the house of a foreigner. 11 At the end of your life you will groan, when your flesh and body are spent.
  • Luke 15:13-16 : 13 Not long after, the younger son gathered all he had and traveled to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in reckless living. 14 After he had spent everything, a severe famine arose throughout that country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and attached himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
  • Luke 16:24-25 : 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'
  • 1 Tim 5:6 : 6 But the one who lives indulgently, even while living, is dead.
  • 2 Tim 3:4 : 4 They will be traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:20-21
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    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

    21One who pursues righteousness and love finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

  • Eccl 5:10-12
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    10As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?

    11The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits them no sleep.

    12I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners.

  • Prov 23:20-21
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    20Do not be among heavy drinkers of wine or gluttons of meat.

    21For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

  • Hab 2:5
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    5Indeed, because wine betrays, and an arrogant man is restless, enlarging his appetite like Sheol and never satisfied, he gathers all the nations to himself and collects all peoples as his own.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

    20A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 20:1
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    1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16A person who wanders from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

    8A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Prov 23:30
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    30Those who linger over wine, who go to sample mixed drinks.

  • Eccl 10:19
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    19Bread is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.

  • Prov 31:6-7
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    6Let beer be for those who are perishing, wine for those who are bitter of heart.

    7Let them drink and forget their poverty and no longer remember their hardship.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Prov 11:28-29
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    28Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11Woe to those who rise early in the morning to chase after strong drink, and who continue into the evening, inflamed by wine.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Prov 29:3
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    3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.

  • 1 Tim 5:6
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    6But the one who lives indulgently, even while living, is dead.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but those who chase fantasies lack sense.

  • Prov 10:22
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    22The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is abandoned by their friends.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and turmoil with it.

  • Mic 6:15
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    15You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not use their oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.

  • Prov 3:10
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    10Then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous for the upright.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 20:13
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    13Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
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    17Command those who are rich in this present age not to be arrogant or to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

  • Job 15:29
    69%

    29He will no longer be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread out across the land.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Ps 104:15
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    15wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.