Proverbs 21:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He that loveth pleasurec shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. ”

Proverbs 21:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Wine and oil - i. e., The costly adjuncts of a princely banquet. The price of oil or precious unguent was about equal to the 300 days’ wages of a field laborer Matthew 20:2 . Indulgence in such...
Proverbs 21:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 21:1 . watercourses: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Prove...
Proverbs 21:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

poor . destitute. Heb heser. See note on Proverbs 6:11 . wine. Hebrew. yayin. App-27.
Proverbs 21:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. He that loveth pleasure - That follows gaming, fowling, hunting, coursing, etc., when he should be attend...
Proverbs 21:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He that loveth wine and oil— Dr. Pococke, in describing his journey to Jerusalem, after his landing at Joppa, tells us, that he was conveyed to an encampment of Arabs, who entertained him as well a...
Proverbs 21:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. He that loveth wine and oil - i:e., unguents used to anoint the person at banquets ( Ecclesiastes 9...
Proverbs 21:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon ( Isaiah 58:11 ).
Proverbs 21:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Wine and oil. — The accompaniments of a feast. The oil, or precious unguents, were poured over the head (comp. Psalms 23:5 ). It was the excessive love and gratitude of the two Marys ( Luke 7:38 ;...
Proverbs 21:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the prov...
Proverbs 21:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 21:4 . The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man t...
Proverbs 21:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house. The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes. When the scorner is p...
Proverbs 21:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He that loveth pleasure [shall be] a poor man ,.... Or "sport" c and pastime, music and dancing, cards and dice, hunting and hawking, and other sensual gratifications; a man that indulges himself in...
Proverbs 21:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He that loveth pleasure [shall be] a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. Ver. 17. He that loveth pleasure, &c. ] Luxury is attended by beggary. Pleasure may be had, but no...
Proverbs 21:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He that loveth pleasure That gives himself up to the pursuit and enjoyment of sensual pleasure; shall be a poor man Takes the ready course to poverty. He that loveth wine and oil Which were muc...
Proverbs 21:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. Here is an argument against a voluptuous luxurious life, taken from the ruin it bring...
Proverbs 21:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He that loveth pleasure, that gives up himself to the pursuit and enjoyment of sensual and immoderate pleasures, shall be a poor man; takes the ready course to poverty. Wine and oil are put for...
Proverbs 21:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:16 LIKE TO LIKE I. The way of understanding . What is this way? In other parts of this book it is called the “path of the just” (chap. Proverbs 4:18 . See page...
Proverbs 21:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 21:1 . The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will. The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn fi...
Proverbs 21:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man. The love of pleasure Here is the secret of the failure of nine-tenths of our unsuccessful young men. They loved pleasure and gave themselves up to i...
Proverbs 21:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the...
Proverbs 21:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 17. He that loveth pleasure, the delights of costly luxuries, shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil, perfumed oil used as a cosmetic, shall not be rich, for his property and earni...
Proverbs 21:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 5:6 ; 2 Timothy 3:4 ; Luke 15:13-16 ; Luke 16:24 ; Luke 16:25 ; Proverbs 21:20 ; Proverbs 23:21 ; Proverbs 5:10 ; Proverbs 5:11
Proverbs 21:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Wine and oil — Delicious fare and luxurious feasting. Wine and oil were much used in feasts in those parts.

Proverbs 21:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 21:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 21:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 21:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 21:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 21:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 21:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 21:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 21:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 21:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 21:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 21:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 21:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 21:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 21:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 21:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 21:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 21:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 21:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 21:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 21:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 21:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 21:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes