Proverbs 21:17
He that loveth pleasure will be a poor man; He that loveth wine and oil will not be rich.
Noyes Bible
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 who wandereth from the way of discretion Shall rest in the assembly of the dead.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:20Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of the wise; But the foolish man swalloweth them up.
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Luke 16:24And he called and said, Father Abraham, have pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.
2 Timothy 3:4betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, 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 →