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Selected Verse: Proverbs 21:17 - King James

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Pr 21:17 King James He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Costly luxuries impoverish.
 
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2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
11 As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.