Luke 15:16

New Living Translation

The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything.

Cross References

Job 30:4

They pluck wild greens from among the bushes and eat from the roots of broom trees.

Psalm 142:4

I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me.

Psalm 73:22

I was so foolish and ignorant— I must have seemed like a senseless animal to you.

Isaiah 44:20

The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, “Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”

Isaiah 55:2

Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food.

Isaiah 57:3

“But you—come here, you witches’ children, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!

Lamentations 4:5

The people who once ate the richest foods now beg in the streets for anything they can get. Those who once wore the finest clothes now search the garbage dumps for food.

Hosea 12:1

The people of Israel feed on the wind; they chase after the east wind all day long. They pile up lies and violence; they are making an alliance with Assyria while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt.

Matthew 7:6

“Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.

Luke 15:15

He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

Luke 15:17

“When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger!