Proverbs 21:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.(A)
Proverbs 21:17
Common English Bible
17 Those who love pleasure end up poor;
lovers of wine and oil won’t get rich.
Proverbs 23:20-21
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine(A)
or with those who gorge themselves on meat.(B)
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.(C)
Proverbs 23:20-21
Common English Bible
20 Don’t hang out with those who get drunk on wine
or those who eat too much meat,
21 because drunks and gluttons will be impoverished;
their stupor will clothe them in rags.
Proverbs 25:16
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 25:16
Common English Bible
16 If you find honey, eat just the right amount;
otherwise, you’ll get full and vomit it up.
Proverbs 27:7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,(A)
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7
Common English Bible
7 Someone who is full refuses honey,
but anything bitter tastes sweet to a hungry person.
Proverbs 28:7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.(A)
Proverbs 28:7
Common English Bible
7 Intelligent children follow Instruction,
but those who befriend gluttons shame their parents.
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