King James Version
Proverbs 21:17 in the King James Version says “He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. pleasure: or, sport” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. pleasure: or, sport”
Proverbs 21:17 · KJV
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. pleasure: or, sport
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
It is better to dwell in the wilderness , than with a contentious and an angry woman. in: Heb. in the land of the desert
KJV Study — Public Domain
“man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“and oil”
H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“shall not be rich”
H6238properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich
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