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Proverbs 23:21
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KJ21
for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
ASV
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
AMP
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
AMPC
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
BRG
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
CSB
For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.
CSBA
For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.
CEB
because drunks and gluttons will be impoverished; their stupor will clothe them in rags.
CJB
for both drunkard and glutton will become poor — drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
CEV
It will make you feel drowsy, and you will end up poor with only rags to wear.
DARBY
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.
DRA
Because they that give themselves to drinking, and that club together shall be consumed; and drowsiness shall be clothed with rags.
ERV
Those who eat and drink too much become poor. They sleep too much and end up wearing rags.
EASY
People who are like that soon become poor. They sleep too much, and their clothes have holes in them.
EHV
because a drunk and a glutton will become poor, and drunken stupor dresses a person in rags.
ESV
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.
ESVUK
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.
EXB
Those who ·drink [get drunk] and ·eat too much [stuff themselves] ·become poor [lose possessions]. They ·sleep too much [or are in a stupor] and end up wearing rags.
GNV
For the drunkard and the glutton shall be poor, and the sleeper shall be clothed with rags.
GW
because both a drunk and a glutton will become poor. Drowsiness will dress a person in rags.
GNT
Drunkards and gluttons will be reduced to poverty. If all you do is eat and sleep, you will soon be wearing rags.
HCSB
For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.
ICB
Those who drink too much and eat too much become poor. They sleep too much and end up wearing rags.
ISV
because drunks and gluttons tend to become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
JUB
for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall cause them to wear rags.
KJV
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
AKJV
for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
LSB
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
LEB
For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor, and with rags, drowsiness will clothe them.
TLB
O my son, be wise and stay in God’s paths; don’t carouse with drunkards and gluttons, for they are on their way to poverty. And remember that too much sleep clothes a man with rags.
MSG
Oh listen, dear child—become wise; point your life in the right direction. Don’t drink too much wine and get drunk; don’t eat too much food and get fat. Drunks and gluttons will end up on skid row, in a stupor and dressed in rags.
MEV
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
NOG
because both a drunk and a glutton will become poor. Drowsiness will dress a person in rags.
NABRE
For drunkards and gluttons come to poverty, and lazing about clothes one in rags.
NASB
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
NASB1995
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
NCB
For the drunkard and the glutton will become impoverished, and stupor will clothe them in rags.
NCV
Those who drink and eat too much become poor. They sleep too much and end up wearing rags.
NET
because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.
NIRV
Those who drink or eat too much will become poor. If they sleep too much, they’ll have to wear rags.
NIV
for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
NIVUK
for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
NKJV
For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
NLV
For the man who drinks too much or eats too much will become poor, and much sleep will dress a man in torn clothes.
NLT
for they are on their way to poverty, and too much sleep clothes them in rags.
NRSVA
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
NRSVACE
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
NRSVCE
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
NRSVUE
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them with rags.
OJB
For the drunkard and the zolel (glutton) shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe with rags.
RGT
For the drunkard and the glutton shall be poor. And the sleeper shall be clothed with rags.
RSV
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
RSVCE
for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
TLV
for both drunkards and gluttons will be impoverished— grogginess will clothe them with rags.
VOICE
For both the drunk and the glutton will end up broke, sleeping life away, and clothed in rags.
WEB
for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
WYC
For men giving attention to drinks, and giving morsels together, shall be wasted, and napping shall be clothed with clothes rent. (For those giving attention to drinks, and giving morsels to each other, shall be wasted, or destroyed, and their napping shall eventually clothe them with torn clothes.)
YLT
For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
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