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Proverbs 21:17

He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אִ֣ישׁ מַ֭חְסוֹר אֹהֵ֣ב שִׂמְחָ֑ה אֹהֵ֥ב יַֽיִן־וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶן לֹ֣א יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃

  1. אִ֣ישׁ'ish“[will be] a person of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  2. מַ֭חְסוֹרMach.sor“poverty”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַחְסוֹר · “need” · Strong's H4270
  3. אֹהֵ֣ב'o.Hev“[one who] loves”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  4. שִׂמְחָ֑הsim.Chah“pleasure”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׂמְחָה · “joy” · Strong's H8057
  5. אֹהֵ֥ב'o.Hev“[one who] loves”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  6. יַֽיִן־ya.yin-“wine”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יַ֫יִן · “wine” · Strong's H3196
  7. וָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.men“and oil”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶן · “oil” · Strong's H8081
  8. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. יַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ya.'a.Shir“he will gain riches”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשַׁר · “to enrich” · Strong's H6238
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)