Proverbs 21:17
He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
Updated King James Version
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 wanders out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
Cross References
Proverbs 21:20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spends it up.
Proverbs 23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Luke 16:24And he cried 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 tormented in this flame.
2 Timothy 3:4Traitors, rebellious, high-minded, lovers of pleasures 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 →