Proverbs 23:20-21

20 Be not among ¹drunkards^[a] or among ²gluttonous eaters of meat,

21 for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and ³slumber will clothe them with rags.

Proverbs 23:20-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 11

This chapter relates the false steps Solomon took, notwithstanding all his wisdom, in marrying strange wives, and worshipping other gods, 1Ki 11:1-8 upon which the Lord threatens him to rend the kingdom in his son's time, 1Ki 11:9-13 and he raised up adversaries against him, Hadad, Rezon, and Jeroboam, 1Ki 11:14-26 of which last an account is given, and of his being assured by Ahijah the prophet of his having ten of the tribes of Israel given to him; which Solomon having notice of sought to slay him, 1Ki 11:27-40 and the chapter is concluded with an account of Solomon's death and burial, 1Ki 11:41-43.

Cross References

• 1. 23:20 [ver. 29, 30; Isa. 5:11, 22; Matt. 24:49; Luke 21:34; Rom. 13:13; Eph. 5:18]
• 2. 23:20 ch. 28:7
• 3. 23:21 [ch. 6:10, 11]

Footnotes

• [a] 23:20 Hebrew 'those who drink too much wine'