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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This

Luke 15:32
We could but make merry and rejoice, for here is your brother who was dead, and is alive; who was lost, and is found.'"
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood forward and began praying to himself in this way--'O God, I thank thee that I am not like other men-- thieves, rogues, adulterers--or even like this tax-gatherer.

Devoured

Luke 15:13
A few days later the younger son got together all that he had, and went away into a distant land; and there he squandered his inheritance by leading a dissolute life.

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Luke 15:2
But the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law found fault. "This man always welcomes outcasts, and takes meals with them!" they complained.