Proverbs 21:17 | |
NASB: He who loves pleasure [will become] a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Whoever loves pleasure will become poor. Whoever loves wine and expensive food will not become rich. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. ASV: He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. BBE: The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth. DBY: He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. JPS: He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. WBS: He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. WEB: He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich. YLT: Whoso [is] loving mirth [is] a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth. | |
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