New King James Version
Proverbs 23:21
21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Proverbs 23:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
- New International Version (NIV)for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.
- New Living Translation (NLT)for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags.
Context of Proverbs 23:21
19Hear, my son, and be wise; And guide your heart in the way. 20Do not mix with winebibbers, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat; For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. 22Listen to your father who begot you, And do not despise your mother when she is old. 23Buy the truth, and do not sell it, Also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
Read all of Proverbs 23Proverbs 23:21 word by word
כִּי־סֹבֵ֣א וְ֭זוֹלֵל יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ נוּמָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 23:21
- Proverbs 21:17He who loves pleasure will be a poor man; He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
- Deuteronomy 21:20And they shall say to the elders of his city, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.’
- Isaiah 28:1Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, Whose glorious beauty is a fading flower Which is at the head of the verdant valleys, To those who are overcome with wine!
- Joel 1:5Awake, you drunkards, and weep; And wail, all you drinkers of wine, Because of the new wine, For it has been cut off from your mouth.
- 1 Corinthians 5:11But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
- 1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.
- Galatians 5:21envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Philippians 3:19whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things.
- Proverbs 6:9How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 24:30I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
Commentaries on Proverbs 23:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-35Verses 15-35 Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple‘s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Proverbs 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psalm 37:1; Psalm 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-28Verses 19-28 The gracious Saviour who purchased pardon and peace for his people, with all the affection of a tender parent, counsels us to hear and be wise, and is ready to guide our hearts in his way. Here we have an earnest call to young people, to attend to the advice of their godly parents. If the heart be guided, the steps will be guided. Buy the truth, and sell it not; be willing to part with any thing for it. Do not part with it for pleasures…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-21Saying 15: Discipline is essential for a wise and balanced life. Drinking too much (drunkards, see also Proverbs 23:29–35), overeating (gluttons, see also Proverbs 23:1–3), or oversleeping (see also Proverbs 10:5; 19:15) leads to poverty.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2119-21. guide ... way--or direct thy thoughts to a right course of conduct (compare Pr 4:4; 9:6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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