Proverbs 23:19-21

New King James Version

¹⁹Hear, my son, and be wise;
And guide your heart in the way.
²⁰^(A)Do not mix with winebibbers,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
²¹For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

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Proverbs 23:19-21

English Standard Version

¹⁹Hear, my son, and ^(A)be wise,
    and ^(B)direct your heart in the way.
²⁰Be not among ^(C)drunkards^[a]
    or among ^(D)gluttonous eaters of meat,
²¹for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
    and ^(E)slumber will clothe them with rags.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 23:20 Hebrew those who drink too much wine

Proverbs 23:19-21

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹Listen, my son, and ^(A)be wise,
And ^(B)direct your heart in the way.
²⁰Do not be with ^(C)heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with ^(D)gluttonous eaters of meat;
²¹For the ^(E)heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And ^(F)drowsiness will clothe one with rags.