Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 23:21
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Berean Standard Bible
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
King James Version
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.
World English Bible
for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
American Standard Version
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 23
19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
20 Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 Invest in truth and never sell it—in wisdom and instruction and understanding.
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