Proverbs 21:17
Authorized (King James) Version
17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:
he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
American Standard Version
17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:
He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs 23:20-21
Authorized (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.
Proverbs 23:20-21
American Standard Version
20 Be not among winebibbers,
Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty;
And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Proverbs 25:16
Authorized (King James) Version
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,
lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:16
American Standard Version
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee,
Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
Proverbs 27:7
Authorized (King James) Version
7 The full soul loatheth an honeycomb;
but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
American Standard Version
7 The full soul [a]loatheth a honeycomb;
But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:7 Hebrew trampleth upon.
Proverbs 28:7
Authorized (King James) Version
7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son:
but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
Proverbs 28:7
American Standard Version
7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son;
But he that is a companion of gluttons shameth his father.
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