Proverbs 23:21
for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor;and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
New Heart English 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 be among ones drinking too much wine,or those who gorge themselves on meat:
22Listen to your father who gave you life,and do not despise your mother when she is old.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20and they shall tell the elders of his city, "This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard."
Proverbs 18:9One who is slack in his workis brother to him who is a master of destruction.
Proverbs 21:17He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man.He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
Ecclesiastes 10:18By slothfulness the roof sinks in;and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
Joel 1:5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep!Wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine;for it is cut off from your mouth.
1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortioners, 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 →