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Proverbs 21:17

A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
A poor man loves mirth, loving wine and oil in abundance;
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
He who loves pleasure will be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
World English Bible

Cross References

Proverbs 23:211 Timothy 5:62 Timothy 3:4Proverbs 5:10–11Proverbs 21:20Luke 15:13–16Luke 16:24–25

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