Luke 15:13

World English Bible (2000)

Not many days after, the younger son gathered all of this together and traveled into a far country. There he wasted his property with riotous living.

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  • Luke 16:1 : 1 He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
  • Luke 16:19 : 19 "Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
  • 2 Chr 33:1-9 : 1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he reared up altars for the Baals, and made Asheroth, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them. 4 He built altars in the house of Yahweh, of which Yahweh said, "My name shall be in Jerusalem forever." 5 He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of the house of Yahweh. 6 He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom; and he practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and practiced sorcery, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to provoke him to anger. 7 He set the engraved image of the idol, which he had made, in the house of God, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name forever: 8 neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from off the land which I have appointed for your fathers, if only they will observe to do all that I have commanded them, even all the law and the statutes and the ordinances given by Moses." 9 Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did evil more than did the nations whom Yahweh destroyed before the children of Israel. 10 Yahweh spoke to Manasseh, and to his people; but they gave no heed.
  • Job 21:13-15 : 13 They spend their days in prosperity. In an instant they go down to Sheol. 14 They tell God, 'Depart from us, for we don't want to know about your ways. 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What profit should we have, if we pray to him?'
  • Job 22:17-18 : 17 who said to God, 'Depart from us;' and, 'What can the Almighty do for us?' 18 Yet he filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
  • Ps 10:4-6 : 4 The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God. 5 His ways are prosperous at all times. He is haughty, and your laws are far from his sight. As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them. 6 He says in his heart, "I shall not be shaken. For generations I shall have no trouble."
  • Ps 73:27 : 27 For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.
  • Prov 5:8-9 : 8 Remove your way far from her. Don't come near the door of her house, 9 lest you give your honor to others, and your years to the cruel one; 10 lest strangers feast on your wealth, and your labors enrich another man's house. 11 You will groan at your latter end, when your flesh and your body are consumed, 12 and say, "How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 13 neither have I obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor turned my ear to those who instructed me! 14 I have come to the brink of utter ruin, in the midst of the gathered assembly."
  • Prov 6:26 : 26 For a prostitute reduces you to a piece of bread. The adulteress hunts for your precious life.
  • Prov 18:9 : 9 One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
  • Prov 21:17 : 17 He who loves pleasure shall be a poor man. He who loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
  • Prov 21:20 : 20 There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.
  • Prov 23:19-22 : 19 Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path! 20 Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, or those who gorge themselves on meat: 21 for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags. 22 Listen to your father who gave you life, and don't despise your mother when she is old.
  • Prov 27:8 : 8 As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his home.
  • Prov 28:7 : 7 Whoever keeps the law is a wise son; but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.
  • Prov 29:3 : 3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
  • Eccl 11:9-9 : 9 Rejoice, young man, in your youth, 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. 10 Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.
  • Isa 1:4 : 4 Ah sinful nation, a people loaded with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken Yahweh. They have despised the Holy One of Israel. They are estranged and backward.
  • Isa 22:13 : 13 and behold, joy and gladness, killing cattle and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we will die."
  • Isa 30:11 : 11 Get out of the way. Turn aside from the path. Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us."
  • Isa 56:12 : 12 "Come," [say they], "I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, [a day] great beyond measure."
  • Jer 2:5 : 5 Thus says Yahweh, "What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
  • Jer 2:13 : 13 "For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the spring of living waters, and cut them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
  • Jer 2:17-19 : 17 "Haven't you procured this to yourself, in that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, when he led you by the way? 18 Now what have you to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? Or what have you to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River? 19 "Your own wickedness shall correct you, and your backsliding shall reprove you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that you have forsaken Yahweh your God, and that my fear is not in you," says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
  • Jer 2:31 : 31 Generation, consider the word of Yahweh. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? Or a land of thick darkness? Why do my people say, 'We have broken loose. We will come to you no more?'
  • Amos 6:3-7 : 3 Those who put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near; 4 Who lie on beds of ivory, and stretch themselves on their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; 5 who strum on the strings of a harp; who invent for themselves instruments of music, like David; 6 who drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. 7 Therefore they will now go captive with the first who go captive; and the feasting and lounging will end.
  • Mic 6:3 : 3 My people, what have I done to you? How have I burdened you? Answer me!
  • Luke 15:30 : 30 But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'
  • Rom 13:13-14 : 13 Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
  • Eph 2:13 : 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off are made near in the blood of Christ.
  • Eph 2:17 : 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far off and to those who were near.
  • 1 Pet 4:3-4 : 3 For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries. 4 They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming:
  • 2 Pet 2:13 : 13 receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and blemishes, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you;

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    11 He said, "A certain man had two sons.

    12 The younger of them said to his father, 'Father, give me my share of your property.' He divided his livelihood between them.

  • Luke 15:14-32
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    14 When he had spent all of it, there arose a severe famine in that country, and he began to be in need.

    15 He went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed pigs.

    16 He wanted to fill his belly with the husks that the pigs ate, but no one gave him any.

    17 But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger!

    18 I will get up and go to my father, and will tell him, "Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight.

    19 I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants."'

    20 "He arose, and came to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

    21 The son said to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.'

    22 "But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.

    23 Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat, and celebrate;

    24 for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.' They began to celebrate.

    25 "Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.

    26 He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.

    27 He said to him, 'Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has received him back safe and healthy.'

    28 But he was angry, and would not go in. Therefore his father came out, and begged him.

    29 But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

    30 But when this, your son, came, who has devoured your living with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him.'

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    1 He also said to his disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a manager. An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions.

    2 He called him, and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'

    3 "The manager said within himself, 'What will I do, seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me? I don't have strength to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

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    28 But what do you think? A man had two sons, and he came to the first, and said, 'Son, go work today in my vineyard.'

    29 He answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind, and went.

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    19 I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'

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