Luke 15:13

After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild 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

12The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

14After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country, and he began to be in need.

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Cross References

Job 21:13They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.

Psalms 10:4In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

Proverbs 5:8Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house,

Proverbs 18:9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

Proverbs 21:20Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

Proverbs 27:8Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

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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