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Proverbs 23:21 Interlinear

“ For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty a man with rags shall clothe and drowsiness”

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Proverbs 23 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	כִּי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
2	סֹבֵ֣א	H5433	For the drunkard	to quaff to satiety, i.e., become tipsy
3	וְ֭זוֹלֵל	H2151	and the glutton	figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
4	יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ	H3423	shall come to poverty	to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish
5	וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים	H7168	a man with rags	a rag
6	תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ	H3847	shall clothe	properly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
7	נוּמָֽה׃	H5124	and drowsiness	sleepiness

Proverbs 23:21 (current) For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty a man with rags shall clothe and drowsiness