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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/23.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/23.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe <i>a man</i> with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe <i>a man</i> with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe <i>one</i> with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe <i>a man</i> with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe <i>them</i> with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />It will make you feel drowsy, and you will end up poor with only rags to wear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />because both a drunk and a glutton will become poor. Drowsiness will dress a person in rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Drunkards and gluttons will be reduced to poverty. If all you do is eat and sleep, you will soon be wearing rags. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because drunks and gluttons tend to become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For the drunkard and glutton become poor, "" And drowsiness clothes with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the squanderer shall be dispossessed: and slumber shall clothe with rags.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because they that give themselves to drinking, and that club together shall be consumed; and drowsiness shall be clothed with rags. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For those who waste time drinking, and who surrender themselves to symbols, will be consumed. And those who sleep will be clothed in rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For drunkards and gluttons come to poverty, and lazing about clothes one in rags. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them with rags.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the gluttonous shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because he that is drunk with wine and a glutton of meat will be destroyed, and he that sleeps will wear horse cloth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />for every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor; and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and ragged garments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/23-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=4716" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/23.htm">True Riches</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/5433.htm" title="5433: sō·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To quaff to satiety, become tipsy. A primitive root; to quaff to satiety, i.e. Become tipsy.">the drunkard</a> <a href="/hebrew/2151.htm" title="2151: wə·zō·w·lêl (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to shake, i.e. To quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal.">and the glutton</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: yiw·wā·rêš (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">will come to poverty,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5124.htm" title="5124: nū·māh (N-fs) -- Somnolence, indolence. From nuwm; sleepiness.">and drowsiness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: tal·bîš (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">will clothe them</a> <a href="/hebrew/7168.htm" title="7168: ū·qə·rā·‘îm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Torn piece (of garment), a rag. From qara'; a rag.">in rags.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-18.htm">Ephesians 5:18</a></span><br />Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-10.htm">1 Corinthians 6:10</a></span><br />nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-34.htm">Luke 21:34</a></span><br />But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Romans 13:13</a></span><br />Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">1 Peter 4:3</a></span><br />For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the Gentiles: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:7</a></span><br />For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-49.htm">Matthew 24:49</a></span><br />And he begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Isaiah 28:7</a></span><br />These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-11.htm">Hosea 4:11</a></span><br />to promiscuity, wine, and new wine, which take away understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-5.htm">Joel 1:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Habakkuk 2:15</a></span><br />Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-11.htm">Isaiah 5:11-12</a></span><br />Woe to those who rise early in the morning in pursuit of strong drink, who linger into the evening, to be inflamed by wine. / At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-22.htm">Isaiah 5:22</a></span><br />Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine and champions in mixing strong drink,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Deuteronomy 21:20</a></span><br />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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.</p><p class="hdg">the drunkard</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-17.htm">Proverbs 21:17</a></b></br> He that loveth pleasure <i>shall be</i> a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Deuteronomy 21:20</a></b></br> And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son <i>is</i> stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; <i>he is</i> a glutton, and a drunkard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Isaiah 28:1-3</a></b></br> Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty <i>is</i> a fading flower, which <i>are</i> on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! … </p><p class="hdg">drowsiness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/6-9.htm">Proverbs 6:9-11</a></b></br> How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Proverbs 19:15</a></b></br> Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/24-30.htm">Proverbs 24:30-34</a></b></br> I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/132-18.htm">Clothe</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-27.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-18.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-20.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/titus/1-7.htm">Drinker</a> <a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Drowsiness</a> <a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Drunkard</a> <a href="/psalms/69-12.htm">Drunkards</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-1.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Glutton</a> <a href="/titus/1-12.htm">Gluttons</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-20.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-28.htm">Love</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-16.htm">Need</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/james/2-15.htm">Poorly</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-16.htm">Poverty</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">Rags</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-13.htm">Sleep</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Clothe</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-8.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-26.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-35.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/luke/7-34.htm">Drinker</a> <a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Drowsiness</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-9.htm">Drunkard</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-1.htm">Drunkards</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-2.htm">Feasting</a> <a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Glutton</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-7.htm">Gluttons</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-20.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-5.htm">Love</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-6.htm">Need</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-3.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">Poorly</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-34.htm">Poverty</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Rags</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-33.htm">Sleep</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/23-1.htm">Consider carefully what is before you</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/23.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/23.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty</b><br>This phrase highlights the consequences of excessive indulgence in alcohol and food. In biblical times, drunkenness and gluttony were seen as behaviors that led to moral and financial ruin. The Bible frequently warns against these excesses, as seen in passages like <a href="/proverbs/20.htm">Proverbs 20:1</a>, which cautions that wine is a mocker. The cultural context of ancient Israel placed a high value on self-control and moderation, virtues that are echoed throughout Scripture. The connection to poverty underscores the practical outcome of such lifestyles, as resources are squandered on temporary pleasures rather than being used wisely. This warning serves as a reminder of the importance of stewardship and the dangers of allowing desires to dictate actions.<p><b>and drowsiness will clothe them in rags</b><br>Drowsiness here refers to laziness or a lack of diligence, which is often a byproduct of overindulgence. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, hard work was necessary for survival, and laziness could lead to dire consequences. The imagery of being clothed in rags symbolizes the visible and shameful result of neglecting one's responsibilities. This phrase connects to other biblical teachings on the value of hard work, such as <a href="/proverbs/6-6.htm">Proverbs 6:6-11</a>, which advises learning from the ant's industriousness. The broader biblical narrative often contrasts the wise and the foolish, with the wise being diligent and the foolish succumbing to sloth. This serves as a moral lesson on the importance of maintaining discipline and the dangers of allowing physical desires to lead to spiritual and material destitution.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_drunkard.htm">The Drunkard</a></b><br>This refers to an individual who excessively consumes alcohol, leading to a lack of self-control and poor decision-making.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_glutton.htm">The Glutton</a></b><br>This person indulges excessively in food, often prioritizing physical desires over spiritual and moral responsibilities.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/poverty.htm">Poverty</a></b><br>A state of lacking material wealth, often resulting from poor choices and lack of discipline.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/drowsiness.htm">Drowsiness</a></b><br>A metaphor for laziness or a lack of vigilance, leading to a decline in productivity and eventual poverty.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/rags.htm">Rags</a></b><br>Symbolic of the destitution and shame that result from a lifestyle of excess and neglect of responsibilities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_excess.htm">The Dangers of Excess</a></b><br>Both drunkenness and gluttony are forms of excess that can lead to physical and spiritual poverty. Christians are called to practice moderation and self-control.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_laziness.htm">The Consequences of Laziness</a></b><br>Drowsiness, or laziness, can lead to a lack of productivity and eventual poverty. Believers are encouraged to be diligent and hardworking.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_self-control.htm">The Importance of Self-Control</a></b><br>Self-control is a fruit of the Spirit and is essential in avoiding the pitfalls of excess and laziness. It helps maintain a balanced and disciplined life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_and_physical_stewardship.htm">Spiritual and Physical Stewardship</a></b><br>Christians are stewards of their bodies and resources. Avoiding excess and laziness is part of honoring God with what He has given us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_vigilance.htm">The Call to Vigilance</a></b><br>Being spiritually and physically alert prevents the descent into poverty and shame. Vigilance in our spiritual walk is crucial for maintaining a life that honors God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_gluttony_considered_sinful.htm">Is gluttony considered sinful?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_godly_mother.htm">What does the Bible say about consuming junk food?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_moderate_wine_use_contradictory.htm">Proverbs 23:20-21 warns against drunkenness, yet other Scriptures permit moderate wine consumption; is this contradictory?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_debauchery.htm">What does the Bible say about debauchery?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/23.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">Drowsiness, </span>that follows after such debauches.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - Intemperance leads to prodigality, carelessness, and ruin. <span class="cmt_word">And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.</span> The luxury and excess spoken of above lead to drowsiness and inability to work, and poverty follows as the natural result (comp. <a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Proverbs 19:15</a>; <a href="/proverbs/24-33.htm">Proverbs 24:33</a>, etc.). The Vulgate still harps on the same string as in the previous verse, "Those who waste time in drinking, and who give picnics (<span class="accented">dantes symbola</span>), shall be ruined, and semnolence small clothe with rags." The LXX. introduces a new idea which the Hebrew does not warrant, "For every drunkard and whoremonger shall be poor, and every sluggard shall clothe himself with tatters and rags." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/23-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the drunkard</span><br /><span class="heb">סֹבֵ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(sō·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5433.htm">Strong's 5433: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quaff to satiety, become tipsy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the glutton</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭זוֹלֵל</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zō·w·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2151.htm">Strong's 2151: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shake, to quake, to be loose morally, worthless, prodigal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will come to poverty,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yiw·wā·rêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and drowsiness</span><br /><span class="heb">נוּמָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(nū·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5124.htm">Strong's 5124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Somnolence, indolence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will clothe</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(tal·bîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them in rags.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·qə·rā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7168.htm">Strong's 7168: </a> </span><span class="str2">Torn piece (of garment), a rag</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/23-21.htm">Proverbs 23:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/23-21.htm">Proverbs 23:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/23-21.htm">Proverbs 23:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/23-21.htm">Proverbs 23:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/23-21.htm">Proverbs 23:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/23-21.htm">Proverbs 23:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/23-21.htm">Proverbs 23:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/23-21.htm">Proverbs 23:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/23-21.htm">Proverbs 23:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/23-21.htm">Proverbs 23:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/23-21.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall (Prov. 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