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Luke 15:13
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Luke 15:13
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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.
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Luke 15:13
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Luke 15:13
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13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth(A) in wild living.
Jeremiah 2:5
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Jeremiah 2:5
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5 Thus saith the Lord, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
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Jeremiah 2:5
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Jeremiah 2:5
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5 This is what the Lord says:
Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
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Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 29:3
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Proverbs 28:7
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Proverbs 28:7
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7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
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Proverbs 28:7
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Proverbs 28:7
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7 A discerning son heeds instruction,
but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.(A)
Proverbs 23:19-22
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Proverbs 23:19-22
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19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
20 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
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Proverbs 23:19-22
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Proverbs 23:19-22
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Saying 16
19 Listen, my son,(A) and be wise,
and set your heart on the right path:
20 Do not join those who drink too much wine(B)
or gorge themselves on meat,
21 for drunkards and gluttons become poor,(C)
and drowsiness clothes them in rags.
Saying 17
22 Listen to your father, who gave you life,
and do not despise your mother when she is old.(D)
Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
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Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.(A)
Luke 16:19
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Luke 16:19
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19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
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Luke 16:19
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Luke 16:19
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The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.(A)
Luke 16:1
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Luke 16:1
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16 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
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Luke 16:1
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Luke 16:1
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The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
16 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.(A)
Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
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Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
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9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.
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Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
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Ecclesiastes 11:9-10
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9 You who are young, be happy while you are young,
and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth.
Follow the ways of your heart
and whatever your eyes see,
but know that for all these things
God will bring you into judgment.(A)
10 So then, banish anxiety(B) from your heart
and cast off the troubles of your body,
for youth and vigor are meaningless.(C)
1 Peter 4:3-4
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1 Peter 4:3-4
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3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
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1 Peter 4:3-4
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1 Peter 4:3-4
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3 For you have spent enough time in the past(A) doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.(B) 4 They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.(C)
Romans 13:13-14
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Romans 13:13-14
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13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
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Romans 13:13-14
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Romans 13:13-14
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13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(A) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(B) 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,(C) and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.[a](D)
Footnotes
- Romans 13:14 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Luke 15:30
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Luke 15:30
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30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.
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Luke 15:30
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Luke 15:30
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30 But when this son of yours who has squandered your property(A) with prostitutes(B) comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
Micah 6:3
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Micah 6:3
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3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
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Micah 6:3
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Micah 6:3
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