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


In Context

18 Because thou shalt have hope in the latter end, and thy expectation shall not be taken away.

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise: and guide thy mind in the way.

20 Be not in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in their revellings, who contribute flesh to eat:

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

22 Hearken to thy father, that beget thee: and despise not thy mother when she is old.

23 Buy truth, and do not sell 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

23:21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man 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.