Proverbs 21:17
Strong's Lexicon
He who loves
אֹהֵ֣ב (’ō·hêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like

pleasure
שִׂמְחָ֑ה (śim·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8057: 1) joy, mirth, gladness 1a) mirth, gladness, joy, gaiety, pleasure 1b) joy (of God) 1c) glad result, happy issue

will become poor
מַ֭חְסוֹר (maḥ·sō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4270: 1) need, poverty, thing needed 1a) need, thing needed 1b) lack, want 1c) need, poverty

אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

the one who loves
אֹהֵ֥ב (’ō·hêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 157: 1) to love 1a) (Qal) 1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual 1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom 1a3) human love for or to God 1a4) act of being a friend 1a4a) lover (participle) 1a4b) friend (participle) 1a5) God's love toward man 1a5a) to individual men 1a5b) to people Israel 1a5c) to righteousness 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) lovely (participle) 1b2) loveable (participle) 1c) (Piel) 1c1) friends 1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like

wine
יַֽיִן־ (ya·yin-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3196: 1) wine

and oil
וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן (wā·še·men)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8081: 1) fat, oil 1a) fat, fatness 1b) oil, olive oil 1b1) as staple, medicament or unguent 1b2) for anointing 1c) fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)

will never
לֹ֣א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

become rich.
יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ (ya·‘ă·šîr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6238: 1) to be or become rich or wealthy, enrich, pretend to be rich 1a) (Qal) to be or become rich 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make rich 1b2) to gain riches 1c) (Hithpael) to enrich oneself, pretend to be rich

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso [is] loving mirth [is] a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man; whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

New American Standard Bible
He who loves pleasure [will become] a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

King James Bible
He that loveth pleasure [shall be] a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.

New Living Translation
Those who love pleasure become poor; those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.

English Standard Version
Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

New American Standard Bible
He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man; whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

International Standard Version
Pleasure lovers become poor; loving wine and oil doesn't bring riches.

NET Bible
The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

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

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

Young's Literal Translation
Whoso is loving mirth is a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.
















Cross References
Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 21:18
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 21:16
The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

Proverbs 21:15
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

Proverbs 21:14
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

Proverbs 21:20
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
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