Proverbs 23:21 meaning and explanation
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Proverbs 23:21, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse comes from a father's instruction to his son in Proverbs 23, warning against joining those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. The saying names the outcome of such company: the drunkard and the glutton slide into poverty, and drowsiness, the sluggish stupor that follows excess, leaves them dressed in rags.
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