Proverbs 23:21

“For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, etc.] They consuming their substance upon their bellies, in eating and drinking; (see <202117>Proverbs 21:17); and drowsiness shall clothe [a man] with rags; excessive eating and drinking brings drowsiness on men, unfits them for business, and makes them idle and slothful; and spending all on their bellies, they have nothing for their backs, and are clothed in rags; (see <202433>Proverbs 24:33,34).”

“drowsiness--the dreamy sleep of the slothful.”

“Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims. Proverbs 23:16 The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s heart Proverbs 23:15 receives wisdom, and yet more when his lips can utter it. Reins - See Job 19:27 note. Proverbs 23:17 Envy sinners - Compare in Psalms 37:1; Psalms 73:3; the feeling which looks half-longingly at the prosperity of evil doers. Some connect the verb “envy” with the second clause, “envy not sinners, but envy, emulate, the fear of the Lord.” Proverbs 23:18 Or, For if there is an end (hereafter), thine expectations shall not be cut off. There is an implied confidence in immortality. Proverbs 23:20 Riotous eaters of flesh - The word is the same as “glutton”…”

“the drunkard: Pro 21:17; Deu 21:20; Isa 28:1-3; Joe 1:5; Co1 5:11, Co1 6:10; Gal 5:21; Phi 3:19 drowsiness: Pro 6:9-11, Pro 19:15, Pro 24:30-34 Proverbs 23:22”