Luke 15:13

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Summary

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

And took

Wasted

General references

Jeremiah 35:16

Bible References

And took

Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment go down to Sheol.

Who said unto God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?

The wicked saith, in the haughtiness of his countenance, He doth not search out: all his thoughts are, There is no God!

For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee.

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that corrupt themselves! They have forsaken Jehovah; they have despised the Holy One of Israel; they are turned away backward.

get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us!

Thus saith Jehovah: What injustice have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and become vain?

O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.

but now in Christ Jesus ye who once were afar off are become nigh by the blood of the Christ.

Wasted

but when this thy son, who has devoured thy substance with harlots, is come, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused to him as wasting his goods.

Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

for by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a loaf of bread, and another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.

He also who is indolent in his work is brother of the destroyer.

He that loveth mirth shall be a poor man; he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy heart in the way.

Whoso observeth the law is a son that hath understanding; but he that is a companion of profligates bringeth shame to his father.

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth his substance.

Rejoice, young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thy heart, and in the sight of thine eyes; but know that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

and behold joy and rejoicing, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

Come, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation.

For the time past is sufficient for us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, walking in lasciviousness, lusts, wine-drinking, revels, drinkings, and unhallowed idolatries.

receiving the reward of unrighteousness; accounting ephemeral indulgence pleasure; spots and blemishes, rioting in their own deceits, feasting with you;

General references

Yea, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me;