Proverbs 21:17
A needy man, shall he be that loveth merriment, the lover of wine and oil, shall not become rich.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
18A ransom for the righteous, is the lawless, and, instead of upright men, the traitor.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:20Desirable treasure and oil, are in the home of the wise, but, a man who is a dullard, will destroy it.
Proverbs 23:21For, the tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!
Luke 16:24And, he, calling out, said—Father Abraham! have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue,—because I am in anguish in this flame.
2 Timothy 3:4traitors, reckless, beclouded, lovers of pleasure more 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 →