Luke 15:13

And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

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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 that part of your property which will be mine. And he made division of his goods between them.

14And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.

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Cross References

Job 21:13Their days come to an end without trouble, and suddenly they go down to the underworld.

Psalms 10:4The evil-doer in his pride says, God will not make a search. All his thoughts are, There is no God.

Proverbs 5:8Go far away from her, do not come near the door of her house;

Proverbs 18:9He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.

Proverbs 21:20There is a store of great value in the house of the wise, but it is wasted by the foolish man.

Proverbs 27:8Like a bird wandering from the place of her eggs is a man wandering from his station.

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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