Proverbs 23:21
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 23
“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.”Proverbs 23:21
What Does Proverbs 23:21 Mean?
Proverbs 23:21 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 23, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 23:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 21:17“He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.”Proverbs 19:15“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”Philippians 3:19“Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)”Deuteronomy 21:20“And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.”Proverbs 6:9“How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?”Ecclesiastes 10:18“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”1 Corinthians 5:11“But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.”Galatians 5:21“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”Proverbs 23:29“Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?”Proverbs 24:30“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”Joel 1:5“Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.”1 Corinthians 6:10“Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”Proverbs 24:31“And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.”Isaiah 28:1“Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!”
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