Proverbs 23:21

Geneva Bible (1560)

For the drunkard and the glutton shall bee poore, and the sleeper shalbe clothed with ragges.

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  • Prov 21:17 : 17 Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.
  • Deut 21:20 : 20 And shall say vnto the Elders of his citie, This our sonne is stubburne and disobedient, and he wil not obey our admonition: he is a ryotour, and a drunkard.
  • Phil 3:19 : 19 Whose ende is damnation, whose God is their bellie, and whose glorie is to their shame, which minde earthly things.
  • Prov 6:9-9 : 9 Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe? 10 Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the hands to sleepe. 11 Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding. 31 And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe. 32 Then I behelde, and I considered it well: I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction. 33 Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe. 34 So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.
  • Isa 28:1-3 : 1 Woe to the crowne of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim: for his glorious beautie shall be a fading flowre, which is vpon the head of the valley of them that be fat, and are ouercome with wine. 2 Beholde, the Lorde hath a mightie and strong hoste, like a tempest of haile, and a whirlewinde that ouerthroweth, like a tempest of mightie waters that ouerflowe, which throwe to the ground mightily. 3 They shall be troden vnder foote, euen the crowne & the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim.
  • Joel 1:5 : 5 Awake ye drunkards, and weepe, & howle all ye drinkers of wine, because of the newe wine: for it shalbe pulled from your mouth.
  • 1 Cor 5:11 : 11 But nowe I haue written vnto you, that ye companie not together: if any that is called a brother, be a fornicatour, or couetous, or an idolater, or a rayler, or a drunkard, or an extorsioner, with such one eate not.
  • 1 Cor 6:10 : 10 Nor theeues, nor couetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners shall inherite the kingdome of God.
  • Gal 5:21 : 21 Enuie, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonie, and such like, whereof I tell you before, as I also haue tolde you before, that they which doe such things, shall not inherite the kingdome of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 23:20
    82%

    20Keepe not company with drunkards, nor with gluttons.

  • Deut 21:20
    77%

    20And shall say vnto the Elders of his citie, This our sonne is stubburne and disobedient, and he wil not obey our admonition: he is a ryotour, and a drunkard.

  • Prov 19:15
    76%

    15Slouthfulnes causeth to fall asleepe, and a deceitfull person shall be affamished.

  • Prov 21:17
    75%

    17Hee that loueth pastime, shalbe a poore man: and he that loueth wine and oyle, shall not be riche.

  • Prov 20:1
    73%

    1Wine is a mocker and strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.

  • Prov 20:13
    72%

    13Loue not sleepe least thou come vnto pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Joel 1:5
    72%

    5Awake ye drunkards, and weepe, & howle all ye drinkers of wine, because of the newe wine: for it shalbe pulled from your mouth.

  • Hab 2:15
    72%

    15Wo vnto him that giueth his neighbour drinke: thou ioynest thine heate, & makest him drunken also, that thou mayest see their priuities.

  • Eccl 10:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17Blessed art thou, O land, when thy King is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in time, for strength and not for drunkennesse.

    18By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.

  • 1 Thess 5:7
    72%

    7For they that sleepe, sleepe in the night, and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night.

  • Isa 5:11
    72%

    11Wo vnto them, that rise vp early to followe drunkennes, and to them that continue vntill night, till the wine doe inflame them.

  • Prov 31:5-7
    3 verses
    72%

    5Lest he drinke and forget the decree, and change the iudgement of all the children of affliction.

    6Giue ye strong drinke vnto him that is readie to perish, and wine vnto them that haue griefe of heart.

    7Let him drinke, that he may forget his pouertie, and remember his miserie no more.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    33Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.

    34So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

  • Prov 6:9-11
    3 verses
    71%

    9Howe long wilt thou sleepe, O sluggarde? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleepe?

    10Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the hands to sleepe.

    11Therefore thy pouertie commeth as one that trauaileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

  • Prov 13:4
    71%

    4The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

  • Hab 2:5
    71%

    5Yea, in deede the proude man is as hee that transgresseth by wine: therefore shal he not endure, because he hath enlarged his desire as the hell, and is as death, and can not be satisfied, but gathereth vnto him all nations, and heapeth vnto him all people.

  • Prov 23:30
    71%

    30Euen to them that tarie long at the wine, to them that goe, and seeke mixt wine.

  • Prov 21:25
    71%

    25The desire of the slouthfull slayeth him: for his hands refuse to worke.

  • Prov 4:17
    71%

    17For they eate the breade of wickednesse, and drinke the wine of violence.

  • Prov 19:24
    71%

    24The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and wil not put it to his mouth againe.

  • Prov 22:16
    70%

    16Hee that oppresseth the poore to increase him selfe, and giueth vnto the riche, shall surely come to pouertie.

  • Isa 51:21
    70%

    21Therefore heare nowe this, thou miserable and drunken, but not with wine.

  • 1 Cor 11:21
    70%

    21For euery man when they should eate, taketh his owne supper afore, and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

  • Prov 18:9
    70%

    9He also that is slouthfull in his worke, is euen the brother of him that is a great waster.

  • Isa 5:22
    70%

    22Wo vnto them that are mightie to drinke wine, and to them that are strong to powre in strong drinke:

  • Prov 23:22
    70%

    22Obey thy father that hath begotten thee, and despise not thy mother when she is olde.

  • Luke 21:34
    70%

    34Take heede to your selues, lest at any time your hearts be oppressed with surfeting and drunkennesse, and cares of this life, and least that day come on you at vnwares.

  • Prov 26:15
    70%

    15The slouthfull hideth his hand in his bosome, and it grieueth him to put it againe to his mouth.

  • Prov 26:9
    70%

    9As a thorne standing vp in the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fooles.

  • Isa 56:12
    69%

    12Come, I wil bring wine, and we wil fill our selues with strong drinke, and to morowe shalbe as this day, and much more abundant.

  • Isa 28:7
    69%

    7But they haue erred because of wine, and are out of the way by strong drinke: the priest and the prophet haue erred by strong drinke: they are swallowed vp with wine: they haue gone astraye through strong drinke: they faile in vision: they stumble in iudgement.

  • Prov 10:4
    69%

    4A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.

  • Prov 28:22
    69%

    22A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.

  • Eccl 5:12
    69%

    12(5:11) The sleepe of him that traueileth, is sweete, whether he eate litle or much: but the sacietie of the riche will not suffer him to sleepe.

  • Isa 28:3
    69%

    3They shall be troden vnder foote, euen the crowne & the pride of the drunkards of Ephraim.

  • Prov 13:23
    69%

    23Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.

  • Prov 23:2
    69%

    2And put the knife to thy throte, if thou be a man giuen to the appetite.

  • Prov 12:24
    69%

    24The hand of the diligent shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

  • Prov 28:19
    69%

    19He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.

  • Matt 24:49
    68%

    49And begin to smite his fellowes, & to eate, and to drinke with the drunken,

  • Luke 7:34
    68%

    34The Sonne of man is come, and eateth and drinketh: and ye say, Beholde, a man which is a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of Publicanes and sinners:

  • Isa 24:9
    68%

    9They shall not drinke wine with mirth: strong drinke shall be bitter to them that drinke it.

  • Nah 1:10
    68%

    10For he shall come as vnto thornes folden one in another, and as vnto drunkardes in their drunkennesse: they shall be deuoured as stubble fully dryed.