2 Peter 2:21

New International Version

It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.

Cross References

Psalm 125:5

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

Psalm 85:8

I will listen to what God the Lord says; he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants— but let them not turn to folly.

Proverbs 12:28

In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.

Ezekiel 18:24

“But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.

Ezekiel 23:13

I saw that she too defiled herself; both of them went the same way.

Ezekiel 3:20

“Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.

Ezekiel 33:13

If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live, but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil, none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered; they will die for the evil they have done.

Zephaniah 1:6

those who turn back from following the Lord and neither seek the Lord nor inquire of him.”

Matthew 21:32

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

Luke 12:47

“The servant who knows the master’s will and does not get ready or does not do what the master wants will be beaten with many blows.

John 15:22

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

John 9:41

Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.

Romans 7:12

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

Galatians 6:2

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

1 Thessalonians 4:2

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

1 Timothy 6:14

to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Hebrews 10:26

If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left,

James 4:17

If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles.

Jude 1:3

Dear friends, although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share, I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.