Proverbs 21:17
A poor man loves mirth, 1 Loving wine and oil in abundance; 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
16A man that wanders out of the way of righteousness, 1 Shall rest in the congregation of giants. 1
18And a transgressor is the abomination of a righteous man. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 21:20A desirable treasure will rest on the mouth of the wise; 1 But foolish men will swallow it up. 1
Proverbs 23:21For every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; 1 And every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments. 1
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 →