Proverbs 23:20–21 (ESV)
Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat, for the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and slumber will clothe them with rags.
Is it a sin to be gluttonous?
Gluttony (Latin: gula, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning "to gulp down or swallow") means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items, particularly as status symbols. In Christianity, it is considered a sin if the excessive desire for food causes it to be withheld from the needy.
What is an example of gluttonous?
Gluttony meaning
The habit or act of eating too much. The definition of gluttony is eating too much. Eating 20 cans of spaghetti in one sitting is an example of gluttony. The vice of eating to excess.
