Proverbs 23:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.”
Proverbs 23:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 23:21 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 23:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 23:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.”
Proverbs 23:21 — World English Bible
Proverbs 23:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.”
Proverbs 23:21 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 23:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.”
Proverbs 23:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 23:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.”
Proverbs 23:21 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 23:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the drunkard and the glutton shall bee poore, and the sleeper shalbe clothed with ragges.”
Proverbs 23:21 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 23:21 in Context — Proverbs 23
19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall 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; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
What Does Proverbs 23:21 Mean?
Proverbs 23:21 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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