Proverbs 21:17-18
Proverbs 21:17-18 The Message (MSG)
You’re addicted to thrills? What an empty life! The pursuit of pleasure is never satisfied. What a bad person plots against the good, boomerangs; the plotter gets it in the end.
Proverbs 21:17-18 King James Version (KJV)
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the transgressor for the upright.
Proverbs 21:17-18 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He who loves pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not become rich. The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous is in the place of the upright.
Proverbs 21:17-18 New Century Version (NCV)
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and perfume will never be rich. Wicked people will suffer instead of good people, and those who cannot be trusted will suffer instead of those who do right.
Proverbs 21:17-18 American Standard Version (ASV)
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; And the treacherous cometh in the stead of the upright.
Proverbs 21:17-18 New International Version (NIV)
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich. The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
Proverbs 21:17-18 New King James Version (NKJV)
He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich. The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, And the unfaithful for the upright.
Proverbs 21:17-18 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He who loves [only selfish] pleasure will become a poor man; He who loves and is devoted to wine and [olive] oil will not become rich. The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].
Proverbs 21:17-18 New Living Translation (NLT)
Those who love pleasure become poor; those who love wine and luxury will never be rich. The wicked are punished in place of the godly, and traitors in place of the honest.
Proverbs 21:17-18 The Passion Translation (TPT)
To love pleasure for pleasure’s sake will introduce you to poverty. Indulging in a life of luxury will never make you wealthy. The wicked bring on themselves the very suffering they planned for others, for their treachery comes back to haunt them.