50 Bible Verses About the Prodigal Son

“When God caused me to wander from my father’s house, I said to her, ‘This is your kindness which you shall show to me. Everywhere that we go, say of me, “He is my brother.”’””

“When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said to his father, “Bless me, even me also, my father.””

“All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, “For I will go down to SheolSheol is the place of the dead. to my son mourning.” His father wept for him.”

“Joseph said to his father, “They are my sons, whom God has given me here.” He said, “Please bring them to me, and I will bless them.””

“His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.”

“As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, don’t set your mind on them; for they have been found. For whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you, and for all your father’s house?””

“When you have departed from me today, then you will find two men by Rachel’s tomb, on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They will tell you, ‘The donkeys which you went to look for have been found; and behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and is anxious for you, saying, “What shall I do for my son?”’”

“I will be his father, and he will be my son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;”

“Their father said to them, “Which way did he go?” Now his sons had seen which way the man of God went, who came from Judah.”

“Elisha left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, “Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” He said to him, “Go back again; for what have I done to you?””

“Then he took his oldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath against Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.”

“All the people departed, each man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.”

“You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.”

“For our fathers were unfaithful, and have done that which was evil in Yahweh our God’s sight, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Yahweh, and turned their backs.”

“For if you turn again to Yahweh, your brothers and your children will find compassion before those who led them captive, and will come again into this land, because Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.””

“His children shall seek the favor of the poor. His hands shall give back his wealth.”

“God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.”

“I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.”

“for whom Yahweh loves, he reproves; even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.”

“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.”

“One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.”

“Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.”

“The words of king Lemuel; the revelation which his mother taught him.”

“I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.”

“Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will freely pardon.”

“You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, those who remember you in your ways. Behold, you were angry, and we sinned. We have been in sin for a long time. Shall we be saved?”

“Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I still earnestly remember him. therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,” says Yahweh.”

““For these things I weep. My eye, my eye runs down with water, because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me. My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.””

““Yet you say, ‘Why doesn’t the son bear the iniquity of the father?’ When the son has done that which is lawful and right, and has kept all my statutes, and has done them, he will surely live.”

““You, son of man, tell the house of Israel: ‘You say this, “Our transgressions and our sins are on us, and we pine away in them. How then can we live?”’”

“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season; but they came to Baal Peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.”

““Go to Bethel, and sin; to Gilgal, and sin more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days,”

“Who is a God like you, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the disobedience of the remnant of his heritage? He doesn’t retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.”

“From the days of your fathers you have turned away from my ordinances, and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you,” says Yahweh of Armies. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’”

“The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”NU reads “actions” instead of “children””

“Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.””

“For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost.NU omits verse 11.”

“A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.””

“Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.””

“He answered them, “Which of you, if your sonTR reads “donkey” instead of “son” or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?””

“He said, “A certain man had two sons.”

“The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of your property.’ He divided his livelihood between them.”

“for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’ They began to celebrate.”

“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.””

“One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys The same word can be translated “disobeys” or “disbelieves” in this context. the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.””

““Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,”

“You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘In your offspringor, seed will all the families of the earth be blessed.’Genesis 22:18; 26:4”

“For to which of the angels did he say at any time, “You are my Son. Today I have become your father?”Psalm 2:7 and again, “I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son?”2 Samuel 7:14; 1 Chronicles 17:13”

“For whom the Lord loves, he chastens, and scourges every son whom he receives.”Proverbs 3:11-12”

“As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.”