Proverbs
Proverbs 23:20–21
20Do not join those who drink too much wine
or gorge themselves on meat.
21For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 23:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| join | תְּהִ֥י | tə·hî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| those who drink too much | בְסֹֽבְאֵי־ | ḇə·sō·ḇə·’ê- | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H5433 imbibe, drink largely |
| wine | יָ֑יִן | yā·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| or gorge | בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י | bə·zō·lă·lê | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H2151 shake |
| themselves on meat | בָשָׂ֣ר | ḇā·śār | Noun - masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
Proverbs 23:21
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the drunkard | סֹבֵ֣א | sō·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5433 imbibe, drink largely |
| and the glutton | וְ֭זוֹלֵל | wə·zō·w·lêl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2151 shake |
| will come to poverty | יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ | yiw·wā·rêš | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| and drowsiness | נוּמָֽה׃ | nū·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H5124 somnolence |
| will clothe them | תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ | tal·bîš | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed |
| in rags | וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים | ū·qə·rā·‘îm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H7168 torn piece |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 23:20 Ephesians 5:18 · Luke 21:34 · Romans 13:13 · Isaiah 5:22 · Isaiah 22:13 · Matthew 24:49 · Luke 15:13 · Isaiah 5:11 · 1 Peter 4:3–4 · Proverbs 28:7 · Luke 16:19 · Proverbs 20:1
Proverbs 23:21 Proverbs 21:17 · Proverbs 19:15 · Philippians 3:19 · Deuteronomy 21:20 · Proverbs 6:9–11 · 1 Corinthians 5:11 · Galatians 5:21 · 1 Corinthians 6:10 · Joel 1:5 · Proverbs 24:30–34 · Isaiah 28:1–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.