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Proverbs 23

Prov. 23:21 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For the drunkard
caba' (Hebrew #5433)
to quaff to satiety, i.e. become tipsy
KJV usage: drunkard, fill self, Sabean, (wine-)bibber.
Pronounce: saw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
and the glutton
zalal (Hebrew #2151)
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
KJV usage: blow down, glutton, riotous (eater), vile.
Pronounce: zaw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2107)
shall come to poverty
yarash (Hebrew #3423)
a primitive root; to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
KJV usage: cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, X without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) + magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, X utterly.
Pronounce: yaw-rash'
Origin: or yaresh {yaw-raysh'}
: and drowsiness
nuwmah (Hebrew #5124)
sleepiness
KJV usage: drowsiness.
Pronounce: noo-maw'
Origin: from 5123
shall clothe
labash (Hebrew #3847)
a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: (in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.
Pronounce: law-bash'
Origin: or labesh {law-bashe'}
a man with rags
qera` (Hebrew #7168)
a rag
KJV usage: piece, rag.
Pronounce: keh'-rah
Origin: from 7167
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the drunkard.
Prov. 21:17• 17He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. (Prov. 21:17)
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Deut. 21:20• 20and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is unmanageable and rebellious, he hearkeneth not unto our voice; he is a profligate and a drunkard. (Deut. 21:20)
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Isa. 28:1‑3• 1Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious adornment, which is on the head of the fat valley of them that are overcome with wine.
 2Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, as a storm of hail and a destroying tempest; as a storm of mighty waters overflowing, shall he cast down to the earth with might.
 3The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet; (Isa. 28:1‑3)
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Joel 1:5• 5Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine: for it is cut off from your mouth. (Joel 1:5)
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1 Cor. 5:11• 11But now I have written to you, if any one called brother be fornicator, or avaricious, or idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or rapacious, not to mix with him; with such a one not even to eat. (1 Cor. 5:11)
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1 Cor. 6:10• 10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor abusive persons, nor the rapacious, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (1 Cor. 6:10)
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Gal. 5:21• 21envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit God's kingdom. (Gal. 5:21)
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Phil. 3:19• 19whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and their glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:) (Phil. 3:19)
drowsiness.
Prov. 6:9‑11• 9How long, sluggard, wilt thou lie down? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
 10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
 11So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. (Prov. 6:9‑11)
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Prov. 19:15• 15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger. (Prov. 19:15)
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Prov. 24:30‑34• 30I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding;
 31and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down.
 32Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction:
 33--A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest!
 34So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man. (Prov. 24:30‑34)
• This was the sin of the stubborn and rebellious son of Deuteronomy 21:20. See verses 29 to 35 below. (“Proverbs Twenty-Three” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.