Proverbs 21:17
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He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.

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Proverbs 21:20 There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the dwelling of the just: and the foolish man shall spend it.

Proverbs 5:10,11 And thou mourn at the last, when thou shalt have spent thy flesh and thy body, and say; . . .

Proverbs 23:21 Because they that give themselves to drinking, and that club together, shall be consumed: and drowsiness shall be clothed with rags.

Luke 15:13-16 And not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together, went abroad into a far country: and there wasted his substance, living riotously. . . .

Luke 16:24,25 And he cried and said: Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to cool my tongue: for I am tormented in this flame. . . .

1 Timothy 5:6 For she that liveth in pleasures is dead while she is living.

2 Timothy 3:4 Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasure more than of God:

pleasure

Context
The King's Heart
16A man that shall wander out of the way of doctrine, shall abide in the company of the giants. 17He that loveth good cheer, shall be in want: he that loveth wine, and fat things, shall not be rich.18The wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous.…
Cross References
Proverbs 23:21
Because they that give themselves to drinking, and that club together, shall be consumed: and drowsiness shall be clothed with rags.

Proverbs 21:18
The wicked is delivered up for the just: and the unjust for the righteous.

Lexicon
He who loves
אֹהֵ֣ב (’ō·hêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f

pleasure
שִׂמְחָ֑ה (śim·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8057: Blithesomeness, glee

will become poor;
מַ֭חְסוֹר (maḥ·sō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4270: A need, thing needed, poverty

the one who loves
אֹהֵ֥ב (’ō·hêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: To have affection f

wine
יַֽיִן־ (ya·yin-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3196: Wine, intoxication

and oil
וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן (wā·še·men)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8081: Grease, liquid, richness

will never
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

become rich.
יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ (ya·‘ă·šîr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6238: To accumulate, chiefly, to grow, rich


Additional Translations
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never become rich.He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;

He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

Whoso is loving mirth is a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.
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