Bible Dictionaries
Glutton

Holman Bible Dictionary

One habitually given to greedy and voracious eating. Gluttony was associated with stubbornness, rebellion, disobedience, drunkenness, and wastefulness (Deuteronomy 21:20 ). A more general meaning for the Hebrew term as a “good-for-nothing” (Proverbs 28:7 TEV) is reflected in some translations: wastrel ( Deuteronomy 21:20 REB); profligate ( Deuteronomy 21:20 NIV; Proverbs 28:7 REB); riotous ( Proverbs 28:7 KJV). When Jesus was accused of being a “glutton and wine-drinker” ( Matthew 11:19; Luke 7:34 ), it was in this expanded sense of being one given to loose and excessive living. The Bible knows gluttony makes one sleepy and leads to not working and poverty (Proverbs 23:21 ).