Proverbs 23:21

Translations

Modern

For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

Traditional

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

Literal

For the drunkard and the glutton will be dispossessed, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

Latin

…quia vacantes potibus et dantes symbola consumentur, et vestietur pannis dormitatio.

Original

Hebrew

English

For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

Notes

Proverbs 23:19–21

Saying 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.

Proverbs 22:17–24:22

This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.

Related verses

Proverbs 21:17
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
Proverbs 6:9–11
How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?
1 Corinthians 5:11
But 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.
Galatians 5:21
…and 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.
Deuteronomy 21:20
…and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
Joel 1:5
Wake 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 6:10
…nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
Proverbs 24:30–34
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
Isaiah 28:1–3
Woe 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.

Parallels

1 Timothy 6:17–19 James 5:1–6

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Proverbs, Book of Wine

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