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Proverbs 21:17

He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

BSB

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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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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אִ֣ישׁ'ish[will be] a person ofH376
מַ֭חְסוֹרMach.sorpovertyH4270
אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev[one who] lovesH157
שִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahpleasureH8057
אֹהֵ֥ב'o.Hev[one who] lovesH157
יַֽיִן־ya.yin-wineH3196
וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.menand oilH8081
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ya.'a.Shirhe will gain richesH6238

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About Proverbs

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain