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Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
Modern English Version
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
New International Version
17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.(A)
Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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20 Do not be among winebibbers,
among riotous eaters of meat;
21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 25:16
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Proverbs 25:16
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16 Have you found honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you,
lest you be filled with it and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:16
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Proverbs 25:16
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16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
too much of it, and you will vomit.(A)
Proverbs 27:7
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Proverbs 27:7
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7 The full soul loathes a honeycomb,
but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
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Proverbs 27:7
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7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
Proverbs 28:7
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Proverbs 28:7
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7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son,
but he who is a companion of riotous men shames his father.
Proverbs 28:7
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Proverbs 28:7
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7 A discerning son heeds instruction,
but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)
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