Proverbs 23:21
For, the tippler and the glutton, shall come to poverty, and, rags, shall Slumber put on!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 them who tipple with wine,—among them who are gluttons;
22Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20and shall say unto the elders of his city: This our son, is rebellious and insulting,—he will not hearken unto our voice,—a glutton and a tippler.
Proverbs 18:9Surely he that is slothful in his work, brother, is he to a master at laying waste.
Proverbs 21:17A needy man, shall he be that loveth merriment, the lover of wine and oil, shall not become rich.
Ecclesiastes 10:18By two lazy arms, the framework sinketh in,—and, by the hanging down of the hands, the house may leak.
Joel 1:5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, and howl, all ye drinkers of wine,—over the new wine, because it hath been cut off from your mouth.
1 Corinthians 6:10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners—shall inherit, God’s kingdom.
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 →