Proverbs 23:20-21

20 Do not be with 1heavy drinkers of wine, Or with 2gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 For the 3heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And 4drowsiness will clothe one 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 4

  • 1. Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 23:29, 30; Isaiah 5:22; Matthew 24:49; Luke 21:34; Romans 13:13; Ephesians 5:18
  • 2. Deuteronomy 21:20; Proverbs 28:7
  • 3. Proverbs 21:17
  • 4. Proverbs 6:10, 11
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