Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

Bible References

And fell

Genesis 33:4
and Esau runneth to meet him, and embraceth him, and falleth on his neck, and kisseth him, and they weep;
Genesis 45:14
And he falleth on the neck of Benjamin his brother, and weepeth, and Benjamin hath wept on his neck;
Genesis 46:29
and Joseph harnesseth his chariot, and goeth up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and appeareth unto him, and falleth on his neck, and weepeth on his neck again;
Acts 20:37
and there came a great weeping to all, and having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they were kissing him,

General references

Isaiah 65:24
And it hath come to pass, They do not yet call, and I answer, They are yet speaking, and I hear.
Lamentations 3:32
For though He afflicted, yet He hath pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.
Jonah 3:9
Who knoweth? He doth turn back, and God hath repented, and hath turned back from the heat of His anger, and we do not perish.'
1 Corinthians 11:31
for if ourselves we were discerning, we would not be being judged,