Proverbs 21:17
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 strayeth out of the way of understanding shall rest in the congregation of the shades.
18The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; and the faithless cometh in the stead of the upright.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:20There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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 →