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Proverbs 23:20–21

20  Be not among zdrunkards5

or among agluttonous eaters of meat,

21  for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,

and bslumber will clothe them with rags.

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Proverbs 23:20–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 Do not join those who drink too much wine

or gorge themselves on meat,

21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor,

and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 Do not carouse with drunkards

or feast with gluttons,

21 for they are on their way to poverty,

and too much sleep clothes them in rags.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 Do not mix with winebibbers,

Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;

21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,

And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Don’t drink too much wine

or eat too much food.

21 Those who drink and eat too much become poor.

They sleep too much and end up wearing rags.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 Be not among winebibbers,

Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty;

And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh. 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 Do not associate with those who drink too much wine, 

with those who eat too much meat, 

21 because both a drunk and a glutton will become poor. 

Drowsiness will dress a person in rags. 

Proverbs 23:20–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine

or with those who gorge themselves on meat.

21 For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,

and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 Do not be among winebibbers,

or among gluttonous eaters of meat;

21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,

and drowsiness will clothe them with rags.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 Do not be among drinkers of wine,

among gluttonous eaters of their meat.

21 For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor,

and with rags, drowsiness will clothe them.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 Don’t join those who drink too much wine.

Don’t join those who stuff themselves with meat.

21 Those who drink or eat too much will become poor.

If they sleep too much, they’ll have to wear rags.

Proverbs 23:20–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine,

Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;

21 For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,

And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.


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