Proverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 23:29 lists the woes of drunkards, directly expanding on the poverty and rags from 23:21.

Proverbs 6:9-11 directly warns that laziness leads to poverty, matching the drowsiness and rags here.

Proverbs 19:15 states laziness brings deep sleep and hunger, reinforcing the link between sloth and poverty.

Proverbs 24:30-34 illustrates the same sloth-to-poverty principle with a neglected field, echoing the drowsiness in 23:21.

Proverbs 24:31 shows the overgrown field of the sluggard, a vivid picture of the poverty from sloth in 23:21.

Proverbs 28:19 contrasts diligent work with frivolity's poverty, mirroring the warning against drunkenness and gluttony in 23:21.

Proverbs 21:17 echoes the same principle: loving pleasure and wine leads to poverty, reinforcing the warning against indulgence.

Proverbs 18:9 ties slackness to destruction, similar to how drowsiness in 23:21 leads to poverty.

Deuteronomy 21:20 uses the exact phrase 'glutton and drunkard' to describe a rebellious son, showing the legal backdrop.

Ephesians 5:18 commands against drunkenness, reinforcing 23:21's warning with a call to be filled with the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:10 lists drunkards among those who will not inherit God's kingdom, elevating the consequence from poverty to exclusion.

1 Corinthians 5:11 instructs the church to avoid associating with a drunkard, showing NT discipline for such behavior.

Galatians 5:21 includes drunkenness as a work of the flesh that bars inheritance, echoing the moral warning.

Philippians 3:19 describes those whose god is their belly, linking gluttony to idolatry and destruction.

Ecclesiastes 10:18 links laziness to a leaking roof, akin to drowsiness causing poverty in 23:21.