Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

Devoured

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Luke 15:32
But it was [only] proper that we celebrate and have a good time, for this brother of yours was dead [spiritually], but is [now] alive again; he was lost [from me] but [now] is found.'"
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood up [conspicuously] and prayed about himself this way [i.e., bragging to God about how good he was], 'God, I thank you that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, sexually unfaithful to their mates, or even like that tax collector [over there].

Devoured

Luke 15:13
And a few days later, this younger son gathered everything together and traveled to a distant country where he squandered his possessions in wild living.

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Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and experts in the law of Moses both complained, saying, "This man welcomes worldly people and [even] eats with them."