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 good, and in a moment go down to the grave.

who said to God, Depart from us; and, What can the Almighty do to them?

Through the pride of his face the wicked will not seek Him; There is no God in all his schemes.

For lo, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all who go lusting away from You.

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

Woe, sinful nation, a people heavy with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, sons who corrupt! They have forsaken Jehovah; they have provoked the Holy One of Israel to anger; they have gone away backward.

go out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.

So says Jehovah, What injustice have your fathers found in Me, that they have gone far from Me and have walked after vanity, and have become vain?

O My people, what have I done to you? And in what have I made you weary? Testify against Me!

But now in Christ Jesus you who were once afar off are made near by the blood of Christ.

Wasted

But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you have killed for him the fattened calf.

And He also said to His disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward. And he was accused to him, that he had wasted his goods.

Remove your ways far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,

For by means of a harlot a man comes to a piece of bread; and another man's wife will hunt for the precious life.

Also he who is slack in his work is brother to a great destroyer.

He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

My son, hear and be wise, and guide your heart in the way.

Whoever keeps the law is a wise son, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.

Whoever loves wisdom rejoices his father; but a companion of harlots wastes wealth.

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

Then, lo, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine, saying, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!

They say, come, Let us take wine, and let us gulp strong drink; and tomorrow shall be like today, and much more abundant.

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

Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in carousings and drinking; not in co-habitation and lustful acts; not in strife and envy.

For the time of life which is past is enough for us to have worked out the will of the nations, having gone on in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, parties, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

being about to receive the wages of unrighteousness, deeming indulgence as pleasure in the daytime, and reveling in spots and blemishes, feasting along with you in their deceits,

General references

Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have done the commandment of their father, which He commanded them; but this people has not listened to Me;