Proverbs 21:17
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
KJV
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | [will be] a person of | H376 → |
| מַ֭חְסוֹר | Mach.sor | poverty | H4270 → |
| אֹהֵ֣ב | 'o.Hev | [one who] loves | H157 → |
| שִׂמְחָ֑ה | sim.Chah | pleasure | H8057 → |
| אֹהֵ֥ב | 'o.Hev | [one who] loves | H157 → |
| יַֽיִן־ | ya.yin- | wine | H3196 → |
| וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן | va.She.men | and oil | H8081 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ | ya.'a.Shir | he will gain riches | H6238 → |
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