Proverbs
Proverbs 21:17
17He who loves pleasure will become poor;
the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He who loves | אֹהֵ֣ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| pleasure | שִׂמְחָ֑ה | śim·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
| will become poor | מַ֭חְסוֹר | maḥ·sō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4270 need, thing needed, poverty |
| the one who loves | אֹהֵ֥ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| wine | יַֽיִן־ | ya·yin- | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| and oil | וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן | wā·še·men | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| will never | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be rich | יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ | ya·‘ă·šîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6238 be or become rich |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 23:21 · 1 Timothy 5:6 · 2 Timothy 3:4 · Proverbs 5:10–11 · Proverbs 21:20 · Luke 16:24–25 · Luke 15:13–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.