Proverbs 23:21
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags."
Word-by-Word Analysis
סָבָא
çâbâʼ
to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy
זָלַל
zâlal
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
לָבַשׁ
lâbash
properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Key Terms in This Verse
זָלַל zâlal
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
Study H2151 →לָבַשׁ lâbash
properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
Study H3847 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
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.
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.
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 n...
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
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.
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit