King James Version (KJV)

Proverbs 23:21

โ€œFor the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.โ€

Verse in context โ€” 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.

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