King James Version
Proverbs 23:21 in the King James Version says “For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.”
Proverbs 23:21 · KJV
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Be not among winebibbers ; among riotous eaters of flesh: of flesh: Heb. of their flesh
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“shall come to poverty”
H3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish
“shall clothe”
H3847properly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
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