Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
In Context
20Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh;
22Hearken unto thy father that begot thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20and they shall say unto the elders of his city: 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he doth not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.'
Proverbs 18:9Even one that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.
Proverbs 21:17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Ecclesiastes 10:18By slothfulness the rafters sink in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
Joel 1:5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, and wail, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:20-29
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. 25… Read the whole commentary →