Proverbs 23:21
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.
In context
18 Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
19 Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way. 20 Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, 21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags. 22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
23 Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding. 24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 23:21 in the KJV
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 23:21 in the NIV
for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.