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Proverbs 23:19-21
Modern English Version
Proverbs 23:19-21
Modern English Version
Saying Sixteen
19 Hear, my son, and be wise;
and guide your heart in the way.
20 Do not be among winebibbers,
among riotous eaters of meat;
21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Proverbs 23:19-21
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 23:19-21
Lexham English Bible
19 You, my child, hear and be wise,
and direct your heart[a] on the road.
20 Do not be among drinkers of wine,
among gluttonous eaters of their meat.[b]
21 For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor,
and with rags, drowsiness will clothe them.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 23:19 Or “mind”
- Proverbs 23:20 Literally “meat for them”
Modern English Version (MEV)
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