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Proverbs 21:17–18

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17He who aloves 1pleasure will become a poor man;

He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

18The wicked is a aransom for the righteous,

And the btreacherous is in the place of the upright.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit gladness

Cross references

  1. aProv 23:21
  2. aIs 43:3
  3. bProv 11:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;

he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous,

and the traitor for the upright.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;

whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,

and the unfaithful for the upright.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The one who loves pleasure will become poor;

whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

The wicked are a ransom for the righteous,

and the treacherous, for the upright.

NLTNew Living Translation

Those who love pleasure become poor;

those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.

The wicked are punished in place of the godly,

and traitors in place of the honest.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A man of want is he who loves pleasure;

he who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

A ransom for the righteous is the wicked,

and the faithless instead of the upright.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:

He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous,

And the transgressor for the upright.