2 Peter 2:21

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2 Peter 2:19–22 · Berean Standard Bible

19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

20 If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

21 It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.

22 Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Matthew 11:23

And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day.

Matthew 11:24

But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”

Luke 12:47

That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

John 9:41

“If you were blind,” Jesus replied, “you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains.”

John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

Proverbs 12:28

There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

Matthew 21:32

For John came to you in a righteous way and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

Psalms 36:3

The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful; he has ceased to be wise and well-doing.

Psalms 36:4

Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.

Psalms 125:5

But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Ezekiel 3:20

Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.

Ezekiel 18:24

But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

Ezekiel 23:13

And I saw that she too had defiled herself; both of them had taken the same path.

Zephaniah 1:6

and those who turn back from following the LORD, neither seeking the LORD nor inquiring of Him.”

Romans 7:12

So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.

1 Thessalonians 4:2

For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.