and took.

2 Chronicles 33:1-10
Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. . . .

Job 21:13-15
They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace. . . .

Job 22:17, 18
They said to God, 'Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?' . . .

Psalm 10:4-6
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. . . .

Psalm 73:27
Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.

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

Isaiah 1:4
Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children of depravity! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.

Isaiah 30:11
Get out of the way; leave the pathway. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel."

Jeremiah 2:5, 13, 17-19, 31
This is what the LORD says: "What fault did your fathers find in Me that they strayed so far from Me, and followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves? . . .

Micah 6:3
My people, what have I done to you? Testify against Me how I have wearied you!

Ephesians 2:13, 17
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. . . .

wasted.

Luke 15:30
But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fatted calf for him!'

Luke 16:1, 19
Jesus also said to His disciples, "There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. . . .

Proverbs 5:8-14
Keep your path far from her; do not go near the door of her house, . . .

Proverbs 6:26
For the levy of the prostitute is poverty, and the adulteress preys upon your very life.

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

Proverbs 21:17, 20
He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never become rich. . . .

Proverbs 23:19-22
Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course. . . .

Proverbs 28:7
A discerning son keeps the law, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Ecclesiastes 11:9, 10
Rejoice, O young man, while you are young, and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth. Walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that for all these things God will bring you to judgment. . . .

Isaiah 22:13
But look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!"

Isaiah 56:12
"Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!"

Amos 6:3-7
You dismiss the day of calamity and bring near a reign of violence. . . .

Romans 13:13, 14
Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. . . .

1 Peter 4:3, 4
For you have spent enough time in the past carrying out the same desires as the pagans: living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry. . . .

2 Peter 2:13
The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.