Proverbs 21:17
English Standard Version
17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
Revised Standard Version
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 23:20-21
English Standard Version
20 Be not among (A)drunkards[a]
or among (B)gluttonous eaters of meat,
21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and (C)slumber will clothe them with rags.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:20 Hebrew those who drink too much wine
Proverbs 23:20-21
Revised Standard Version
20 Be not among winebibbers,
or among gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Proverbs 25:16
English Standard Version
16 If you have (A)found honey, eat (B)only enough for you,
lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:16
Revised Standard Version
16 If you have found honey, eat only enough for you,
lest you be sated with it and vomit it.
Proverbs 27:7
English Standard Version
7 One who is full loathes (A)honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
Revised Standard Version
7 He who is sated loathes honey,
but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
Proverbs 28:7
English Standard Version
7 The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding,
but (A)a companion of gluttons shames his father.
Proverbs 28:7
Revised Standard Version
7 He who keeps the law is a wise son,
but a companion of gluttons shames his father.
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