Proverbs 23:20
Keepe not company with drunkards, nor with gluttons.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
In Context
19O thou my sonne, heare, and bee wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall bee poore, and the sleeper shalbe clothed with ragges.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20And shall say vnto the Elders of his citie, This our sonne is stubburne and disobedient, and he wil not obey our admonition: he is a riotour, and a drunkard.
Proverbs 21:17Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.
Proverbs 28:7He that keepeth the Law, is a childe of vnderstanding: but hee that feedeth the gluttons, shameth his father.
Isaiah 5:11Wo vnto them, that rise vp early to follow drunkennes, and to them that continue vntill night, till the wine doe inflame them.
Isaiah 22:13And beholde, ioy and gladnes, slaying oxen and killing sheepe, eating flesh, and drinking wine, eating and drinking: for to morowe we shall die.
Luke 15:13So not many daies after, when the yonger sonne had gathered all together, hee tooke his iourney into a farre countrey, and there hee wasted his goods with riotous liuing.
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 →