2 Peter 2:20

For if after men have escaped the corrupting influences of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they again become entangled in them and are overcome by them, their final condition is worse than their former one.

2 Peter 1:2

God bless you and give you perfect peace through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

2 Peter 2:18

They utter arrogant nonsense and use physical cravings to lure into immorality men who are just escaping from among those who live in error;

Hebrews 10:26-27

For if we choose to go on sinning after we have so fully learned the truth, there is no sacrifice left to be offered for our sins,

Matthew 12:43-45

"When a foul spirit goes out of a man, it roams through deserts in search of rest and can find none.

Luke 11:24-26

When a foul spirit goes out of a man, it roams through deserts in search of rest, and when it finds none, it says, 'I will go back to my house that I left.'

Philippians 3:19

They are doomed to destruction: their appetites are their god; they glory in their shame; they are absorbed in earthly matters.

Hebrews 6:4-8

For it is impossible to arouse people to a fresh repentance when they have once for all come into the light and had a taste of the gift from heaven, and shared in the holy Spirit

2 Peter 1:4

Thus he has given us his precious and splendid promises so that through them you may escape the corrupting influences that exist in the world through passion, and come to share in the divine nature.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

Through

The latter

Bible References

Escaped

2 Peter 2:18
They utter arrogant nonsense and use physical cravings to lure into immorality men who are just escaping from among those who live in error;
2 Peter 1:4
Thus he has given us his precious and splendid promises so that through them you may escape the corrupting influences that exist in the world through passion, and come to share in the divine nature.

Through

2 Peter 1:2
God bless you and give you perfect peace through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.

The latter

Philippians 3:19
They are doomed to destruction: their appetites are their god; they glory in their shame; they are absorbed in earthly matters.

General references

Matthew 7:27
And the rain fell, and the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat about that house, and it went down, and its downfall was complete."
Luke 14:30
and say, 'This man started to erect a building, and could not finish it!'
Luke 17:32
Remember Lot's wife!
1 Timothy 5:15
For some widows have already turned aside to follow Satan.