Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Noyes Bible
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 thou among winebibbers, And riotous eaters of flesh;
22Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:9Moreover, he that is slothful in his work Is brother to him that is a great waster.
Proverbs 21:17He that loveth pleasure will be a poor man; He that loveth wine and oil will not be rich.
Ecclesiastes 10:18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and by the slackness of the hands the house leaketh.
Joel 1:5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep! Howl, all ye drinkers of wine, For the new wine, which is snatched from your mouths!
1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
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 →