2 Peter 2:18 continues describing the same false teachers, emphasizing how they allure through lusts – directly expanding on their deceptive methods here.

In 2 Peter 2:3, the same false teachers use covetousness to exploit, directly echoing the 'heart exercised with covetous practices' here.

2 Peter 3:16 mentions the 'unstable' who twist Scripture, the same unstable souls beguiled here – connecting the deception to later distortion.

Jude 1:11 condemns false teachers who 'ran greedily after Balaam's error for reward,' paralleling the covetous practices of these cursed children.

Matthew 5:28 equates lustful looks with adultery — explaining what 'eyes full of adultery' means.

Romans 16:18 describes deceivers who serve their own belly with smooth talk, closely matching the covetous and beguiling false teachers here.

Ephesians 4:14 warns against being tossed by cunning deception, directly paralleling how the unstable are beguiled by the false teachers here.

Jeremiah 13:23 states habitual sinners cannot change — these teachers are 'experts in greed' entrenched in evil.

Colossians 2:18 uses the same verb 'beguile' for false teachers who lead people astray, reinforcing the deceptive tactics described here.

Proverbs 6:25 warns against lusting after a woman's beauty — the sin these teachers commit with their eyes.

James 1:8 defines a double-minded man as unstable, the same word used for the souls beguiled here – linking instability to being easily deceived.

Job 31:9 shows Job denying being enticed by women — direct contrast to these teachers' seduction.

Job 31:7 describes Job's purity — his heart not led by his eyes — contrasting with these teachers' lustful eyes.

2 Samuel 11:2-4 shows David's lustful look leading to adultery — illustrating the 'eyes full of adultery' here.

1 Timothy 3:3 requires overseers to be 'not covetous' — directly opposing the 'heart exercised with covetous practices' of false teachers in 2 Peter 2:14.

Hebrews 13:5 commands believers to be 'without covetousness' — directly opposing the covetous practices of false teachers in 2 Peter 2:14.

1 Thessalonians 2:5 contrasts Paul's ministry — rejecting flattery and covetousness — with the greedy deception of the false teachers in 2 Peter 2:14.

Colossians 3:6 says God's wrath comes on 'the sons of disobedience' — matching the 'cursed children' of 2 Peter 2:14.

Ephesians 5:3 warns against sexual immorality and covetousness — the very sins that characterize the false teachers in 2 Peter 2:14.

1 Corinthians 5:11 names sexual immorality and greed as sins — a strong parallel to the same sins in false teachers here.

Romans 13:13 lists sexual immorality as a vice — directly paralleling the 'eyes full of adultery' in false teachers.

Acts 8:20 shows Peter rebuking Simon's greed for money — paralleling the greed of false teachers in 2 Peter.

Matthew 23:14 condemns scribes and Pharisees who devour widows' houses — a strong parallel to false teachers whose greed exploits others.

Exodus 18:21 describes leaders who hate covetousness — the opposite of these false teachers who have hearts exercised with covetous practices.

Micah 3:11 condemns prophets and priests who teach for money — directly paralleling the greed of false teachers with hearts trained in covetousness.

Genesis 39:7 directly illustrates 'eyes full of adultery' as Potiphar's wife casts lustful eyes on Joseph, a clear example.

Numbers 22:32 shows Balaam's perverse way — the same false prophet 2 Peter later cites (2:15) as an example of those who cannot cease from sin.

Numbers 25:18 describes the Midianites beguiling Israel into sexual sin — echoing the beguiling and eyes full of adultery in 2 Peter.

2 Kings 5:20 shows Gehazi's covetousness driving him to lie for gain — a direct parallel to hearts exercised with covetous practices.

Psalm 119:36 prays for a heart inclined away from covetousness — the opposite of these false teachers who have trained their hearts in it.

Proverbs 1:19 warns that greed takes away life — echoing the cursed outcome of those who practice covetousness in 2 Peter.

Ezekiel 6:9 speaks of eyes lusting after idols and adulterous hearts — directly parallels 'eyes full of adultery'.

Proverbs 4:16 describes the wicked who cannot sleep without causing harm — mirroring the false teachers who cannot cease from sin.

Jeremiah 23:14 accuses prophets of adultery and lying — strong parallel to adultery and seduction.

Jeremiah 22:17 condemns eyes set on dishonest gain — directly parallels 'eyes full of adultery' and greed.

Isaiah 33:15 describes the righteous who shut their eyes from evil — contrasting sharply with the false teachers' eyes full of adultery.

Isaiah 56:11 depicts greedy shepherds who never have enough — mirroring the insatiable greed of false teachers.

Jeremiah 6:13 says all are greedy for gain and practice deceit — echoes the greed and seduction.

Matthew 12:34 echoes the idea that an evil heart produces evil speech, connecting the lustful hearts described here to Jesus' teaching on the source of sin.

1 John 2:16 identifies 'lust of the eyes' as worldly — the false teachers exemplify this worldly desire.

Matthew 26:15 shows Judas bargaining for thirty pieces of silver — a concrete example of a heart trained in greed, as in 2 Peter.

Ezekiel 23:16 uses the same imagery of lusting with the eyes — Oholibah's insatiable lust mirrors the false teachers' eyes full of adultery.

Jeremiah 14:15 pronounces judgment on false prophets not sent by God — thematic parallel to false teachers.

Isaiah 57:17 condemns sinful greed that persists despite punishment — parallel to never-stopping sin and greed.

Jeremiah 17:11 describes unjust gain that will desert the greedy — parallel to judgment on greed.

Acts 24:26 describes Felix hoping for a bribe — a parallel to the greedy hearts of false teachers condemned here.

2 Timothy 3:2 lists 'covetous' among end-time sins — the same greed characterizing the false teachers in 2 Peter 2:14.

Acts 5:2 recounts Ananias' deception and greed — a parallel to false teachers whose hearts are trained in greed.

John 2:16 shows Jesus condemning greed in the temple — paralleling Peter's denunciation of false teachers' hearts trained in greed.

Mark 13:22 warns of false prophets who seduce even the elect, reinforcing the danger of deceptive teachers who beguile unstable souls here.

Matthew 13:22 warns that the deceitfulness of riches chokes the word — similar to how greed ('hearts trained in greed') makes false teachers unfruitful.

Ephesians 2:3 says all were 'by nature children of wrath,' paralleling the 'cursed children' status; both describe sinful nature under judgment.

Matthew 25:41 pronounces 'ye cursed' sent to eternal fire, reinforcing the fate implied by 'cursed children' in this verse.