17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 21:17
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Justice, Righteousness, Pride, Diligence, and the Limits of Human Strength
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over kings and hearts, to justice over sacrifice, to diligence and dishonest gain, to household conflict and wicked desire, to mercy and justice, to speech, generosity, false witness, and finally to the LORD's supremacy over every human plan and battle.
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Verse 17
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He who loves אֹהֵ֣ב H157 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular pleasure שִׂמְחָ֑ה H8057 Noun - feminine singular will become poor מַ֭חְסוֹר H4270 Noun - masculine singular . . . אִ֣ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular construct the one who loves אֹהֵ֥ב H157 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular wine יַֽיִן־ H3196 Noun - masculine singular and oil וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן H8081 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular will never לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle be rich יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ H6238 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular