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Proverbs 23:21

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For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

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Proverbs 23:21 in other translations

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor;
and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

Proverbs 23:21 · World English Bible

Proverbs 23:21 in context

  1. 19Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
  2. 20Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:
  3. 21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
  4. 22Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.
  5. 23Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.