Proverbs 21:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Whoso `is' loving mirth `is' a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:21 : 21 For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 A treasure to be desired, and oil, `Is' in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.
  • Prov 5:10-11 : 10 Lest strangers be filled `with' thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger, 11 And thou hast howled in thy latter end, In the consumption of thy flesh and thy food,
  • Luke 15:13-16 : 13 `And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously; 14 and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want; 15 and having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine, 16 and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.
  • Luke 16:24-25 : 24 and having cried, he said, Father Abraham, deal kindly with me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and may cool my tongue, because I am distressed in this flame. 25 `And Abraham said, Child, remember that thou did receive -- thou -- thy good things in thy life, and Lazarus in like manner the evil things, and now he is comforted, and thou art distressed;
  • 1 Tim 5:6 : 6 and she who is given to luxury, living -- hath died;
  • 2 Tim 3:4 : 4 traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:20-21
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    20A treasure to be desired, and oil, `Is' in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

    21Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

  • Eccl 5:10-12
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    10Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied `with' silver, nor he who is in love with stores `with' increase. Even this `is' vanity.

    11In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit `is' to its possessor except the sight of his eyes?

    12Sweet `is' the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.

  • Prov 23:20-21
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    20Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

    21For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

  • Hab 2:5
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    5And also, because the wine `is' treacherous, A man is haughty, and remaineth not at home, Who hath enlarged as sheol his soul, And is as death that is not satisfied, And doth gather unto itself all the nations, And doth assemble unto itself all the peoples,

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    19Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.

    20A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

  • Prov 20:1
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    1Wine `is' a scorner -- strong drink `is' noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.

  • Prov 21:16
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    16A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9and those wishing to be rich, do fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

  • Luke 12:21
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    21so `is' he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth `is' abundant.

    8The ransom of a man's life `are' his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke.

  • Prov 23:30
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    30Those tarrying by the wine, Those going in to search out mixed wine.

  • Eccl 10:19
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    19For mirth they are making a feast, And wine maketh life joyful, And the silver answereth with all.

  • Prov 31:6-7
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    6Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,

    7He drinketh, and forgetteth his poverty, And his misery he remembereth not again.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

  • Prov 23:4
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    4Labour not to make wealth, From thine own understanding cease, Dost thou cause thine eyes to fly upon it? Then it is not.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

  • Prov 11:28-29
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    28Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

    29Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.

  • Isa 5:11
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    11Wo `to' those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!

  • Prov 28:11
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    11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

  • Prov 29:3
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    3A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4Poor `is' he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15The wealth of the rich `is' his strong city, The ruin of the poor `is' their poverty.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

  • 1 Tim 5:6
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    6and she who is given to luxury, living -- hath died;

  • Prov 12:11
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    11Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

  • Prov 10:22
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    22The blessing of Jehovah -- it maketh rich, And He addeth no grief with it.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Wealth addeth many friends, And the poor from his neighbour is separated.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16Better `is' a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

  • Mic 6:15
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    15Thou -- thou sowest, and thou dost not reap, Thou -- thou treadest the olive, And thou pourest not out oil, And new wine -- and thou drinkest not wine.

  • Prov 3:10
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    10And filled are thy barns `with' plenty, And `with' new wine thy presses break forth.

  • Prov 21:18
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    18The wicked `is' an atonement for the righteous, And for the upright the treacherous dealer.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth `his' going.

  • Prov 20:13
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    13Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied `with' bread.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
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    17Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --

  • Job 15:29
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    29He is not rich, nor doth his wealth rise, Nor doth he stretch out on earth their continuance.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

  • Ps 104:15
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    15And wine -- it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread -- the heart of man it supporteth.