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Proverbs 21:17 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 21 · verse 17 · King James Version
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.Proverbs 21:17 · King James Version
Proverbs 21:17 in context
15It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
18The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
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Key words (Strong's)
- pleasuresimchâhblithesomeness or gleeH8057 →
- lovethʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
- poormachçôwrdeficiencyH4270 →
- wineyayinwineH3196 →
- oilshemengrease, especially liquidH8081 →
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