Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth a man in rags.
Leeser Tanakh
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 those that drink wine immoderately, among those that over-indulge in eating flesh:
22Hearken unto thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother although she be old.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
Proverbs 18:9He also that showeth himself slothful in his work is a brother to the destroyer.
Proverbs 21:17He that loveth pleasure will be a man of want: he that loveth wine and oil will not become rich.
Ecclesiastes 10:18Through slothful hands the rafters will sink; and through idleness of the hands the house will become leaky.
Joel 1:5Wake up, ye drunkards, and weep; and wail, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the sweet new wine, that it is taken away 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 →