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Proverbs 23:19–21

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19You, my son, listen and abe wise,

And bdirect your heart in the way.

20Do not be with aheavy drinkers of wine,

Or with bgluttonous eaters of meat;

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

And bdrowsiness will clothe them with rags.

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Cross references

  1. aProv 6:6
  2. bProv 4:23; 9:6
  3. aProv 20:1; 23:29, 30; Is 5:22; Matt 24:49; Luke 21:34; Rom 13:13; Eph 5:18
  4. bDeut 21:20; Prov 28:7
  5. aProv 21:17
  6. bProv 6:10, 11

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Hear, my son, and be wise,

and direct your heart in the way.

Be not among drunkards

or among gluttonous eaters of meat,

for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,

and slumber will clothe them with rags.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Listen, my son, and be wise,

and set your heart on the right path:

Do not join those who drink too much wine

or gorge themselves on meat,

for drunkards and gluttons become poor,

and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Listen, my son, and be wise;

keep your mind on the right course.

Don’t associate with those who drink too much wine

or with those who gorge themselves on meat.

For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,

and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

NLTNew Living Translation

My child, listen and be wise:

Keep your heart on the right course.

Do not carouse with drunkards

or feast with gluttons,

for they are on their way to poverty,

and too much sleep clothes them in rags.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You, my child, hear and be wise,

and direct your heart on the road.

Do not be among drinkers of wine,

among gluttonous eaters of their meat.

For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor,

and with rags, drowsiness will clothe them.

KJV 1900King James Version

Hear thou, my son, and be wise,

And guide thine heart in the way.

Be not among winebibbers;

Among riotous eaters of flesh:

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty:

And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.