Proverbs 23:20 — Meaning and Application

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off. {end: or, reward}

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: {of flesh: Heb. of their flesh}

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

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.