Bible verse
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Proverbs 21:17 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 21.
13 Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
14 A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
15 Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
16 The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
17 He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
18 The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
19 Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
21 He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
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.
ERV
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
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