Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the zolel (glutton) shall come to poverty, 1 and drowsiness shall clothe with rags. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 among yayin gluttons; 1 among gluttonous eaters of basar, 1
22Pay heed unto avicha that fathered thee, 1 and despise not immecha when she is old. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20And they shall say unto the zekenim of his town, This our ben is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a zolel (glutton) and a soveh (drunkard).
Proverbs 18:9He also that is slack in his work 1 is brother to him that is ba'al mashchit (master of destruction). 1
Proverbs 21:17The ohev simchah (lover of pleasure) shall be an ish machsor (man of poverty, want, shortage); 1 he that loveth yayin and shemen shall not be rich. 1
Ecclesiastes 10:18By much atzlut (slothfulness) the rafters falleth; 1 and through idleness of the hands the bais leaketh. 1
Joel 1:5Awake, ye shikkorim (drunkards), and weep; 1 and wail, all ye drinkers of yayin, 1 because of the new wine, for it is cut off 1 from your mouth. 1
1 Corinthians 6:10Nor ganavim (thieves), nor kamtzanim (misers), nor shikkorim (drunkards), nor megadefim (revilers), nor the ones doing hona'ah (swindling) — none of these will inherit the Malchut Hashem.
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 →