Luke 15:13

Contemporary English Version 1995

Not long after that, the younger son packed up everything he owned and left for a foreign country, where he wasted all his money in wild living.

Cross References

Jeremiah 2:5

and I, the Lord, will speak. I was never unfair to your ancestors, but they left me and became worthless by following worthless idols.

Proverbs 29:3

If you love wisdom your parents will be glad, but chasing after bad women will cost you everything.

Proverbs 21:17

Heavy drinkers and others who live only for pleasure will lose all they have.

Proverbs 28:7

It makes good sense to obey the Law of God, but you disgrace your parents if you make friends with worthless nobodies.

Luke 16:19

There was once a rich man who wore expensive clothes and every day ate the best food.

Luke 16:1

Jesus said to his disciples: A rich man once had a manager to take care of his business. But he was told that his manager was wasting money.

Luke 15:30

This other son of yours wasted your money on prostitutes. And now that he has come home, you ordered the best calf to be killed for a feast.”

Micah 6:3

My people, have I wronged you in any way at all? Please tell me.

Jeremiah 2:31

Now listen to what I say! Did I abandon you in the desert or surround you with darkness? You are my people, yet you have told me, “We'll do what we want, and we refuse to worship you!”

Jeremiah 2:13

You, my people, have sinned in two ways— you have rejected me, the source of life-giving water, and you've tried to collect water in cracked and leaking pits dug in the ground.

Isaiah 56:12

You say to each other, “Let's drink till we're drunk! Tomorrow we'll do it again. We'll really enjoy ourselves.”

Isaiah 30:11

Stop telling us what God has said! We don't want to hear any more about the holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 22:13

But instead, you celebrated by feasting on beef and lamb and by drinking wine, because you said, “Let's eat and drink today! Tomorrow we may die.”

Isaiah 1:4

Israel, you are a sinful nation loaded down with guilt. You are wicked and corrupt and have turned from the Lord, the holy God of Israel.

Proverbs 27:8

When you are far from home, you feel like a bird without a nest.

Proverbs 21:20

Be sensible and store up precious treasures— don't waste them like a fool.

Proverbs 18:9

Being lazy is no different from being a troublemaker.

Proverbs 6:26

A woman who sells her love can be bought for as little as the price of a meal. But making love to another man's wife will cost you everything.

Psalm 73:27

All-Powerful Lord God, those who stay far from you will be lost, and you will destroy those who are unfaithful.

2 Peter 2:13

They have done evil, and they will be rewarded with evil. They think it is fun to have wild parties during the day. They are immoral, and the meals they eat with you are spoiled by the shameful and selfish way they carry on.

Ephesians 2:17

Christ came and preached peace to you Gentiles, who were far from God, and peace to us Jews, who were near God.

Ephesians 2:13

and you were far from God. But Christ offered his life's blood as a sacrifice and brought you near God.

Luke 15:12

The younger son said to his father, “Give me my share of the property.” So the father divided his property between his two sons.

Luke 15:14

He had spent everything, when a bad famine spread through that whole land. Soon he had nothing to eat.