2 Peter 2:21

For it would have been better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

Ezekiel 18:24

But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die.

Luke 12:47

And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.

Romans 7:12

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

Hebrews 6:4-6

For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit,

Psalm 36:3-4

The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.

Psalm 125:5

But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!

Proverbs 12:28

In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.

Proverbs 16:31

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.

Ezekiel 3:20

Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood I will require at your hand.

Ezekiel 23:13

And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way.

Zephaniah 1:6

those who have turned back from following the LORD, who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him."

Matthew 11:23-24

And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

Matthew 21:32

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.

John 9:41

Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains.

John 15:22

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

1 Thessalonians 4:2

For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

James 4:17

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

Bible References

It had

Matthew 11:23
And you, Capernaum, will you be exalted to heaven? You will be brought down to Hades. For if the mighty works done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.
Luke 12:47
And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.
John 9:41
Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no guilt; but now that you say, 'We see,' your guilt remains.
John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

The way

Proverbs 12:28
In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.
Matthew 21:32
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.

To turn

Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.
Psalm 125:5
But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!
Ezekiel 3:20
Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits injustice, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die. Because you have not warned him, he shall die for his sin, and his righteous deeds that he has done shall not be remembered, but his blood I will require at your hand.
Ezekiel 18:24
But when a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice and does the same abominations that the wicked person does, shall he live? None of the righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered; for the treachery of which he is guilty and the sin he has committed, for them he shall die.
Ezekiel 23:13
And I saw that she was defiled; they both took the same way.
Zephaniah 1:6
those who have turned back from following the LORD, who do not seek the LORD or inquire of him."

Holy

Romans 7:12
So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
1 Thessalonians 4:2
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

General references

Genesis 24:6
Abraham said to him, "See to it that you do not take my son back there.
Numbers 14:4
And they said to one another, "Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt."
Deuteronomy 14:7
Yet of those that chew the cud or have the hoof cloven you shall not eat these: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, are unclean for you.
Jeremiah 34:11
But afterward they turned around and took back the male and female slaves they had set free, and brought them into subjection as slaves.
Ezekiel 33:18
When the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it.
Matthew 7:27
And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it."
Luke 14:30
saying, 'This man began to build and was not able to finish.'
Luke 17:32
Remember Lot's wife.
1 Timothy 5:15
For some have already strayed after Satan.

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