Proverbs 21:17

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 21:20 contrasts the wise who store treasure with the fool who devours it, illustrating how love of pleasure leads to poverty.

Proverbs 23:21 directly states drunkards and gluttons come to poverty, mirroring the warning about loving wine and oil.

Proverbs 29:3 warns that a companion of prostitutes squanders wealth, a specific example of the pleasure-seeking that leads to poverty here.

Luke 15:13-16 narrates the prodigal son wasting his wealth on reckless living, providing a clear example of this proverb.

1 Timothy 5:6 calls self-indulgence spiritual death, deepening the proverb's warning that love of pleasure leads to poverty.

2 Timothy 3:4 lists 'lovers of pleasure' as a mark of evil times, echoing the proverb's negative view of such love.