Proverbs 21:17 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 21:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 21:179 words

HebrewMeaning

אִ֣ישׁʾiyš

will be a person ofnounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

מַ֭חְסוֹרmaḥəswōr

povertynounH4270

need · penury · poor · poverty ···

אֹהֵ֣בʾōhēb

one who lovesverbH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

שִׂמְחָ֑הśiməḥāh

pleasurenounH8057

exceeding · joy · mirth · pleasure ···

אֹהֵ֥בʾōhēb

one who lovesverbH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

יַֽיִןyayin

winenounH3196

wine · wine

וָ֝/שֶׁ֗מֶןwāšemen

and oilconjH8081

fat · fruitful · oil · ointment ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַעֲשִֽׁירyaʿăšiyr

he will gain richesverbH6238

en- · make · make self · wax) rich ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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