Proverbs 21:17
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
In context
14 A gift given in secret soothes anger, and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath. 15 When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers. 16 Whoever strays from the path of prudence comes to rest in the company of the dead.
17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich. 18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright. 19 Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife. 20 The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.
Compare in other versions
- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 21:17 in the KJV
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 21:17 in the ESV
Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.