Luke 15:13

And not many days after, the younger son, having gathered all together, journeyed into a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth living recklessly.

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In The King James Version

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

In Context

12and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me. And he divided to them his living.

14And when he spent all, a mighty famine developed in that country, and he began to be in want.

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Cross References

Job 21:13They spend their days in prosperity, and in a moment they go down to Sheol.

Psalms 10:4The wicked man, in the pride of his countenance, [says], He will not require [it]. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

Proverbs 5:8Remove thy way far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,

Proverbs 18:9He also that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.

Proverbs 21:20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of a wise man, but a foolish man swallows it up.

Proverbs 27:8As a bird that wanders from her nest, so is a man who wanders from his place.

Matthew Henry on Luke 15:12-32

The Prodigal Son. 11 And he said, A certain man had two sons: 12 And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that… Read the whole commentary →

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