1 Peter 2:1 lists sins like malice and deceit to put away — directly specifies the 'cover-up for evil' that freedom must not become.

Romans 6:18 states being set free from sin to become slaves of righteousness, directly matching Peter's paradox of freedom and servanthood.

Romans 6:22 similarly describes being set free from sin and becoming slaves of God, reinforcing Peter's theme.

1 Corinthians 7:22 presents the same paradox: the slave is freed in Christ, and the free is Christ's bondservant, mirroring Peter's teaching.

Galatians 5:13 nearly quotes the same idea: do not use freedom for evil but serve one another, strongly paralleling Peter's verse.

In 1 Thessalonians 2:5, Paul denies using a mask to cover greed — the same idea of not using pretense to hide evil as in 1 Peter 2:16.

In 2 Peter 2:19, false teachers promise freedom but are slaves to depravity — contrasting the true freedom that serves God, not evil.

Jude 1:4 warns against perverting grace into license for immorality — the very misuse of freedom that 1 Peter 2:16 forbids as a cover for evil.

1 Corinthians 8:9 warns against using freedom to cause others to stumble — directly echoes the caution here against using freedom as a cover for evil.