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 21:17
New Living Translation
17 Those who love pleasure become poor;
those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
King James Version
17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
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Proverbs 23:20-21
New International Version
Proverbs 23:20-21
New Living Translation
20 Do not carouse with drunkards
or feast with gluttons,
21 for they are on their way to poverty,
and too much sleep clothes them in rags.
Proverbs 23:20-21
King James Version
20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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Proverbs 25:16
New International Version
16 If you find honey, eat just enough—
too much of it, and you will vomit.(A)
Proverbs 25:16
New Living Translation
16 Do you like honey?
Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick!
Proverbs 25:16
King James Version
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
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Proverbs 27:7
New International Version
7 One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
New Living Translation
7 A person who is full refuses honey,
but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.
Proverbs 27:7
King James Version
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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Proverbs 28:7
New International Version
7 A discerning son heeds instruction,
but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)
Proverbs 28:7
New Living Translation
7 Young people who obey the law are wise;
those with wild friends bring shame to their parents.[a]
Footnotes
- 28:7 Hebrew their father.
Proverbs 28:7
King James Version
7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
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