Proverbs 23:21-25
Proverbs 23:21
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags.
Proverbs 23:22
Listen to your father, who fathered you, And do not despise your mother when she is old.
Proverbs 23:23
Buy truth, and do not sell it, Get wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Proverbs 23:24
The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice, And he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
Proverbs 23:25
Let your father and your mother be glad, And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.