Proverbs 23:21
“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to pouerty; and drousinesse shall cloath a man with ragges.”
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Proverbs 23:21 Context
19Heare thou, my sonne, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way. 20Be not amongst wine-bibbers; amongst riotous eaters of flesh. 21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to pouerty; and drousinesse shall cloath a man with ragges. 22Hearken vnto thy father that begate thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old. 23Buy the trueth, and sell it not; also wisedome and instruction and vnderstanding.
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For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.
- King James Version
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe {one} with rags.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe `a man' with rags.
- American Standard Version (1901)
For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed.
- Basic English Bible
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.
- Darby Bible
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
- Webster's Bible
for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
- World English Bible
For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
- Youngs Literal Bible
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible