Parable of the Talents: Why was the servant so severely punished for burying his talent? [Matthew 25:14-30]. Parable of the Talents: What is the spiritual application of "he who has little, even that will be taken away?" [Matthew 13:12, Mark 4:25, Luke 6:46, Matthew 7:21-23, John 8:31, Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 28:19-20].