Proverbs 23:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.”
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“For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 23:21 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 21:20and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
- Proverbs 6:9How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
- Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 21:17He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
- Proverbs 24:30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 10:18Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
- Isaiah 28:1Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
- Joel 1:5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth.
- 1 Corinthians 5:11But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.
- 1 Corinthians 6:10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
- Galatians 5:21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Philippians 3:19Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
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