Proverbs 23:21

Old Testament Proverbs

WEB

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

KJV

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Commentary

Commentary

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty,.... They consuming their sub stance upon their bellies, in eating and drinking; see Pro 21:17 ; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags; excessive eating and drinking brings drowsiness on men, unfits them for business, and makes them idle and slothful; and spending all on their bellies, they have nothing for their backs, and are clothed in rags; see Pro 24:33 .