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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 21:17 - Poor
Proverbs 21:17 - He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| He that loveth | H157 | אָהַב |
[Verb] to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) |
| pleasure | H8057 | שִׂמְחָה |
[Noun Feminine] blithesomeness or {glee} (religious or festival) |
| shall be a poor | H4270 | מַחְסוֹר |
[Noun Masculine] deficiency; hence impoverishment |
| man | H376 | אִישׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.) |
| he that loveth | H157 | אָהַב |
[Verb] to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) |
| wine | H3196 | יַיִן |
[Noun Masculine] wine (as fermented); by implication intoxication |
| and oil | H8081 | שֶׁמֶן |
[Noun Masculine] {grease} especially liquid (as from the {olive} often perfumed); figuratively richness |
| shall not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
| be rich | H6238 | עָשַׁר |
[Verb] properly to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively make) rich: be ({-come} {en-} {make} make {self} wax) {rich} make [H1 Kings H22 |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.