2 Peter 2:12

God's Word

These false teachers insult what they don’t understand. They are like animals, which are creatures of instinct that are born to be caught and killed. So they will be destroyed like animals

Cross References

Psalm 49:10

Indeed, one can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their riches to others.

Psalm 92:6

A stupid person cannot know and a fool cannot understand

Psalm 94:8

Pay attention, you stupid people! When will you become wise, you fools?

Proverbs 14:32

A wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing, but even in his death a righteous person has a refuge.

Jeremiah 10:21

The shepherds are foolish. They don’t look to the Lord for help. That is why they won’t succeed, and all their flocks will be scattered.

Jeremiah 10:8

They are complete idiots. They learn nonsense from wooden idols.

Jeremiah 12:3

You know me, O Lord. You see me and test my devotion to you. Drag them away like sheep to be slaughtered. Prepare them for the day of slaughter.

Jeremiah 4:22

“My people are fools. They don’t know me. They are stupid people. They don’t understand. They are experts in doing wrong, and they don’t know how to do good.”

Jeremiah 5:4

I thought, “These are poor, foolish people. They don’t know the way of the Lord and the justice that God demands.

Ezekiel 21:31

I will pour out my fury on you and breathe on you with my fiery anger. I will hand you over to cruel people who are skilled in destruction.

Mark 7:22

adultery, greed, wickedness, cheating, shameless lust, envy, cursing, arrogance, and foolishness come from within a person.

John 8:21

Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, “I’m going away, and you’ll look for me. But you will die because of your sin. You can’t go where I’m going.”

Galatians 6:8

If you plant in ⌞the soil of⌟ your corrupt nature, you will harvest destruction. But if you plant in ⌞the soil of⌟ your spiritual nature, you will harvest everlasting life.

Colossians 2:22

All of these things deal with objects that are only used up anyway.

2 Peter 1:4

Through his glory and integrity he has given us his promises that are of the highest value. Through these promises you will share in the divine nature because you have escaped the corruption that sinful desires cause in the world.

2 Peter 2:19

They promise these people freedom, but they themselves are slaves to corruption. A person is a slave to whatever he gives in to.

Jude 1:10

Whatever these people don’t understand, they insult. Like animals, which are creatures of instinct, they use whatever they know to destroy themselves.