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Proverbs 23:21

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

And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

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

21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor,

and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

Proverbs 23:21 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

and slumber will clothe them with rags.

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

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

And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 23:21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 for they are on their way to poverty,

and too much sleep clothes them in rags.

Proverbs 23:21 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 Those who drink and eat too much become poor.

They sleep too much and end up wearing rags.

Proverbs 23:21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

Proverbs 23:21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.

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

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

Drowsiness will dress a person in rags. 

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

21 For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,

and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

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

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

and drowsiness will clothe them with rags.

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

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

and with rags, drowsiness will clothe them.

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

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

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

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

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

And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.


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