Bible verse
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Proverbs 23:21 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 23.
17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always continue in the fear of the LORD.
18 For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
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.
24 The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
25 May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice!
KJV
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags.
ASV
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
ERV
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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