Proverbs 21:17
World English Bible
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
New Living Translation
17 Those who love pleasure become poor;
those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.
Proverbs 23:20-21
World English Bible
20 Don’t be among ones drinking too much wine,
or those who gorge themselves on meat:
21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor;
and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
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 25:16
World English Bible
16 Have you found honey?
Eat as much as is sufficient for you,
lest you eat too much, and vomit it.
Proverbs 25:16
New Living Translation
16 Do you like honey?
Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick!
Proverbs 27:7
World English Bible
7 A full soul loathes a honeycomb;
but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is 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 28:7
World English Bible
7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son;
but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
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.
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