Proverbs 21:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

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  • Prov 23:21 : 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spends it up.
  • Prov 5:10-11 : 10 Lest strangers be filled with your wealth, and your labors be in the house of a stranger; 11 And you mourn at the last, when your flesh and your body are consumed,
  • Luke 15:13-16 : 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered everything together, and took his journey to a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs. 16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the pigs ate: and no one gave him anything.
  • Luke 16:24-25 : 24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.
  • 1 Tim 5:6 : 6 But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.
  • 2 Tim 3:4 : 4 Traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

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  • 77%

    20 There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spends it up.

    21 He who follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • 22 He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Eccl 5:10-12
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    10 He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he who loves abundance with increase; this also is vanity.

    11 When goods increase, they who eat them increase, and what good is there to the owners, except the beholding of them with their eyes?

    12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

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    20 Do not be among winebibbers, among gluttonous eaters of meat:

    21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

  • 5 Indeed, because he transgresses by wine, he is a proud man, neither stays at home, who enlarges his desire as hell, and is as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all people:

  • 16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

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    19 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows vain persons shall have poverty enough.

    20 A faithful person shall abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.

  • 16 The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

  • 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • 21 So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7 There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing; there is one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

    8 The ransom of a man's life are his riches, but the poor hears not rebuke.

  • 30 Those who linger long at the wine, those who go to seek mixed wine.

  • 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers all things.

  • Prov 31:6-7
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    6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those of heavy hearts.

    7 Let him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

  • 11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall increase.

  • 4 Do not labor to be rich; cease from your own wisdom.

  • 6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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    28 He who trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish like a branch.

    29 He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • 11 Woe to those who rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; who continue until night, till wine inflames them!

  • 11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes, but the poor who has understanding searches him out.

  • 3 Whoever loves wisdom makes his father glad; but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.

  • 4 He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

  • 15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • 15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • 6 But she who lives in pleasure is dead while she lives.

  • 11 He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows vain persons is void of understanding.

  • 22 The blessing of the LORD makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.

  • 27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

  • 4 Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.

  • 16 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.

  • 15 You shall sow, but not reap; you shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; and crush grapes, but not drink the wine.

  • 10 So your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

  • 18 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

  • 21 Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • 13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

  • 1 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

  • 17 Charge those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy;

  • 29 He shall not be rich, nor shall his wealth continue, nor shall he prolong the perfection of it upon the earth.

  • 8 He who by usury and unjust gain increases his wealth gathers it for one who will pity the poor.

  • 15 And wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shine, and bread which strengthens man's heart.