Proverbs 21:17
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; 1 the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
16The one who wanders from the way of understanding, 1 he will rest in the assembly of the dead. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 21:20Desirable treasure and oil are kept in the dwelling of the wise, 1 but a foolish person swallows it all up. 1
Proverbs 23:21for the drunkard and the glutton become poor 1 and slumber will clothe them with rags. 1
Luke 16:24So he cried out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.'
2 Timothy 3:4They will be betrayers, reckless, conceited, 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 →