11 Bible Verses about Amusements, Evil Results

Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.

The lover of pleasure will be a poor man: the lover of wine and oil will not get wealth.

Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did. Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure. Again, let us not give way to the desires of the flesh, as some of them did, of whom twenty-three thousand came to their end in one day.

But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living.

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

Do not be among those who give themselves to wine-drinking, or among those who make themselves full with meat: For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed

Of laughing I said, It is foolish; and of joy--What use is it?

For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed

And when he came near the tents he saw the image of the ox, and the people dancing; and in his wrath Moses let the stones go from his hands, and they were broken at the foot of the mountain.

For this cause, my dear brothers, give no worship to false gods.

And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them. And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living. And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.read more.
And he went and put himself into the hands of one of the people of that country, and he sent him into his fields to give the pigs their food. And so great was his need that he would have been glad to take the pigs' food, and no one gave him anything. But when he came to his senses, he said, What numbers of my father's servants have bread enough, and more, while I am near to death here through need of food!