7 Bible Verses about Extravagance
Most Relevant Verses
And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; But he that keepeth company with harlots wasteth his'substance.
And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.read more.
But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.
