17He 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 lovesאֹהֵ֣בH157Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularpleasureשִׂמְחָ֑הH8057Noun - feminine singularwill become poorמַ֭חְסוֹרH4270Noun - masculine singular. . .אִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular constructthe one who lovesאֹהֵ֥בH157Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularwineיַֽיִן־H3196Noun - masculine singularand oilוָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶןH8081Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularwill neverלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebe richיַעֲשִֽׁיר׃H6238Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular