7 Bible Verses about Extravagance
Most Relevant Verses
And after not many days the younger son gathering all together went away into a country a long way off, and there dissipated his property, living in debauchery.
There is costly store and oil in the dwelling of a wise man; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father; but he that is a companion of harlots destroyeth his substance.
But when he had spent all there arose a violent famine throughout 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 longed to fill his belly with the husks which the swine were eating; and no one gave to him.read more.
And coming to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have abundance of bread, and I perish here by famine.
and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?
whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and their glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:)