Proverbs 23:21
For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
Young's Literal Translation
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 thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,
22Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:20and have said unto the elders of his city, Our son — this one — is apostatizing and rebellious; he is not hearkening to our voice — a glutton and drunkard;
Proverbs 18:9He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer.
Proverbs 21:17Whoso [is] loving mirth [is] a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.
Ecclesiastes 10:18By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
Joel 1:5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep, And howl all drinking wine, because of the juice, For it hath been cut off from your mouth.
1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.
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 →