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

Bible Comments

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 9:7-9). To use these is lawful, to 'love' them is inconsistent with the love God, which alone maketh truly "rich" (1 John 2:15; 1 Corinthians 7:29).

Proverbs 21:17

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