Proverbs 23:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For the heavy drinkerסֹבֵ֣א
(so·ve)
5433a: to imbibe, drink largelya prim. root
and the gluttonוְ֭זֹולֵל
(ve·zo·v·lel)
2151b: to be light or worthless, make light ofa prim. root
will come to poverty,יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ
(yiv·va·resh;)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
And drowsinessנוּמָֽה׃
(nu·mah.)
5124: somnolence, indolencefrom num
will clotheתַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ
(tal·bish)
3847: to put on, wear, clothe, be clotheda prim. root
[one] with rags.וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים
(u·ke·ra·'im)
7168: torn piece (of garment), a ragfrom qara


















KJV Lexicon
For the drunkard
caba'  (saw-baw')
to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy -- drunkard, fill self, Sabean, (wine-)bibber.
and the glutton
zalal  (zaw-lal')
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal -- blow down, glutton, riotous (eater), vile.
shall come to poverty
yarash  (yaw-rash')
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, to ruin
and drowsiness
nuwmah  (noo-maw')
sleepiness -- drowsiness.
shall clothe
labash  (law-bash')
wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
a man with rags
qera`  (keh'-rah)
a rag -- piece, rag.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.

King James Bible
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

International Standard Version
because drunks and gluttons tend to become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

NET Bible
because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because he that is drunk with wine and a glutton of meat will be destroyed, and he that sleeps will wear horse cloth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
because both a drunk and a glutton will become poor. Drowsiness will dress a person in rags.

King James 2000 Bible
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
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