Proverbs 21:17
He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
In Context
16The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.
18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and a treacherous [man] in the stead of the upright.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:20There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise [man]; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.
Luke 16:24And he crying out said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame.
2 Timothy 3:4traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:17
16 The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. Here is, 1. The sinner upon his ramble: He wanders out of the way of understanding, and when once he has left that good way he wanders endlessly. The way of religion is the way of understanding; those that are not truly pious are not truly intelligent; those that wander out of this way break the hedge which God has set, and follow the conduct of the world and the flesh; and they go astray like lost sheep. 2. The… Read the whole commentary →