John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty ,.... They consuming their substance upon their bellies, in eating and drinking; see 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 Proverbs 24:33 . read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 23:19-28
Here is good advice for parents to give to their children; words are put into their mouths, that they may train them up in the way they should go. Here we have, I. An earnest call to young people to attend to the advice of their godly parents, not only to this that is here given, but to all other profitable instructions: ?Here, my son, and be wise, Prov. 23:19. This will be an evidence that thou art wise and a means to make thee wiser.? Wisdom, as faith, comes by hearing. And again (Prov.... read more