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Proverbs 21:17
New King James Version
Proverbs 21:17
New King James Version
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 23:20-21
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Proverbs 23:20-21
New King James Version
20 (A)Do not mix with winebibbers,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Proverbs 25:16
New King James Version
Proverbs 25:16
New King James Version
16 Have you found honey?
Eat only as much as you need,
Lest you be filled with it and vomit.
Proverbs 27:7
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Proverbs 27:7
New King James Version
7 A satisfied soul [a]loathes the honeycomb,
But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:7 tramples on
Proverbs 28:7
New King James Version
Proverbs 28:7
New King James Version
7 Whoever keeps the law is a discerning son,
But a companion of gluttons shames his father.
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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