21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.


In Context

18 For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off.

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

20 Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

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

22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea , wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Proverbs 23:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

23:21for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

23:21Because they that give themselves to drinking, and that club together shall be consumed; and drowsiness shall be clothed with rags.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

23:21for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

23:21For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.