Proverbs 23:21

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For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

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  • Prov 21:17 : 17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.
  • Deut 21:20 : 20 They shall say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not listen to us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’
  • Phil 3:19 : 19 Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
  • Prov 6:9-9 : 9 How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 11 and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31 Thorns had grown all over it, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 I observed and took it to heart; I saw it and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.
  • Isa 28:1-3 : 1 Woe to the proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of its glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley of those overcome by wine. 2 Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty, like a hailstorm, a destructive tempest, like a driving flood of mighty waters overflowing, He will cast it down to the ground by His hand. 3 The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trampled underfoot.
  • Joel 1:5 : 5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because of the fresh wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.
  • 1 Cor 5:11 : 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunkard, or a swindler. With such a person, do not even eat.
  • 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 envy, murders, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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    20Do not be among heavy drinkers of wine or gluttons of meat.

  • Deut 21:20
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    20They shall say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not listen to us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’

  • Prov 19:15
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    15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.

  • Prov 21:17
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    17Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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    1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

  • Prov 20:13
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    13Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

  • Joel 1:5
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    5Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because of the fresh wine, for it is cut off from your mouth.

  • Hab 2:15
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    15Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbor, pouring out your wrath and making him drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness!

  • Eccl 10:17-18
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    17Blessed are you, O land, whose king is the son of nobles, and whose princes eat at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

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  • Isa 5:11
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    11Woe to those who rise early in the morning to chase after strong drink, and who continue into the evening, inflamed by wine.

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    5Lest they drink and forget what has been decreed, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

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  • Prov 24:33-34
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    33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

    34and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.

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    9How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?

    10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

    11and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

  • Prov 13:4
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    4The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

  • Hab 2:5
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    5Indeed, because wine betrays, and an arrogant man is restless, enlarging his appetite like Sheol and never satisfied, he gathers all the nations to himself and collects all peoples as his own.

  • Prov 23:30
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    30Those who linger over wine, who go to sample mixed drinks.

  • Prov 21:25
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    25The desire of the lazy person kills them, for their hands refuse to work.

  • Prov 4:17
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    17They eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.

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    24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish but will not even bring it back to his mouth.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

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    21Therefore hear this, you afflicted one, who are drunk but not with wine.

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    21For when you eat, each one takes his own supper ahead of others. One goes hungry, and another gets drunk.

  • Prov 18:9
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    9A lazy person in his work is a brother to a destroyer.

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    15The lazy person buries their hand in the dish and is too weary to bring it back to their mouth.

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    12"Come," they say, "let us fetch wine and drink our fill of strong drink! Tomorrow will be like today, or even far better."

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    4Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

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    22A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

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    12I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners.

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    3The proud crown of the drunkards of Ephraim will be trampled underfoot.

  • Prov 13:23
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    2Place a knife to your throat if you are a person given to appetite.

  • Prov 12:24
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    19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

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    49and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.

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    34'The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!"'

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  • Nah 1:10
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    10Though they are entangled in thorns and drunk from their wine, they will be consumed like dry stubble.