Proverbs 23:21
for the drunkard and the glutton become poor 1 and slumber will clothe them with rags. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
20Do not associate with drunkards, 1 or with gluttonous eaters of meat, 1
22Listen to your father who begot you 1 and do not despise your mother when she is old. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20They must say to the elders of his city, 'This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.'
Proverbs 18:9Also, one who is slack in his work 1 is a brother to the one who destroys the most. 1
Proverbs 21:17Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; 1 the one who loves wine and oil will not be rich. 1
Ecclesiastes 10:18Because of laziness the roof sinks in, 2 and because of idle hands the house leaks. 1
Joel 1:5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! 1 Wail, all you drinkers of wine, 1 because the sweet wine has been cut off from you. 1
1 Corinthians 6:10thieves, the greedy, drunkards, slanderers, and swindlers—none of them will 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 →