2 Peter 2:12

New Living Translation

These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed.

Cross References

Psalm 49:10

Those who are wise must finally die, just like the foolish and senseless, leaving all their wealth behind.

Psalm 92:6

Only a simpleton would not know, and only a fool would not understand this:

Psalm 94:8

Think again, you fools! When will you finally catch on?

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked are crushed by disaster, but the godly have a refuge when they die.

Jeremiah 10:21

The shepherds of my people have lost their senses. They no longer seek wisdom from the Lord. Therefore, they fail completely, and their flocks are scattered.

Jeremiah 10:8

People who worship idols are stupid and foolish. The things they worship are made of wood!

Jeremiah 12:3

But as for me, Lord, you know my heart. You see me and test my thoughts. Drag these people away like sheep to be butchered! Set them aside to be slaughtered!

Jeremiah 4:22

“My people are foolish and do not know me,” says the Lord. “They are stupid children who have no understanding. They are clever enough at doing wrong, but they have no idea how to do right!”

Jeremiah 5:4

Then I said, “But what can we expect from the poor? They are ignorant. They don’t know the ways of the Lord. They don’t understand God’s laws.

Ezekiel 21:31

I will pour out my fury on you and blow on you with the fire of my anger. I will hand you over to cruel men who are skilled in destruction.

Mark 7:22

adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.

John 8:21

Later Jesus said to them again, “I am going away. You will search for me but will die in your sin. You cannot come where I am going.”

Galatians 6:8

Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

Colossians 2:22

Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them.

2 Peter 1:4

And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.

2 Peter 2:19

They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.

Jude 1:10

But these people scoff at things they do not understand. Like unthinking animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and so they bring about their own destruction.