2 Peter 2:18 describes the false teachers enticing those escaping error — verse 20 shows the tragic result of being entangled again.

In 2 Peter 1:2, knowledge of God brings grace and peace — a positive outcome that contrasts with the worse end when that knowledge is abandoned in 2:20.

In 2 Peter 3:18, the call to grow in grace and knowledge contrasts with those who turned from the knowledge they once had.

Hebrews 10:27 adds the consequence of fearful judgment and fire — echoing the worse end described here for those who fall away.

Hebrews 10:26 speaks of deliberate sin after receiving knowledge of the truth — a direct parallel to the scenario of escaping and returning to corruption.

Hebrews 6:4-8 warns of those who fall away after enlightenment, ending in ruin — strong thematic parallel to being worse off after knowing Christ.

Matthew 12:43-45 tells of an unclean spirit returning to a swept house, leaving the person worse off — directly parallel to being worse at the end than the beginning.

Luke 11:24-26 records the same parable as Matthew: the return of the unclean spirit — a direct parallel to the worsened state here.

In 1 John 2:19, those who left the church were never truly part of it—paralleling the apostates who escape defilement then return.

In Ezra 9:14, Ezra fears returning to sin after deliverance would provoke God's consuming anger—the same backsliding danger as in 2 Peter.

In Hebrews 6:5, those who tasted the word and fall away parallels this exactly — both describe apostasy after enlightenment.

John 15:6 warns of branches that wither and are burned if they don't remain in Christ, paralleling the fate of those who fall away here.

John 6:66 records disciples turning back after following Jesus, the very pattern of those who escape corruption but return.

Luke 11:26 describes a person's final condition as worse than the first after an unclean spirit returns — identical logic to the relapse here.

Luke 9:62 warns against looking back after starting, mirroring the apostasy described here where returning is worse.

In Luke 6:49, the house without foundation collapses completely—direct parallel to those who knew but didn't act, ending in great ruin.

In Matthew 5:13, salt losing its savor is good for nothing—parallels those who lose their saltiness after knowing Christ, becoming worse.

In Ezekiel 33:18, the righteous who turns to sin dies—parallel to those who escape pollution then return to it, ending worse.

In Jeremiah 34:11, the people re-enslave those they freed—a vivid picture of returning to bondage after liberation, like the apostates in 2 Peter.

In Proverbs 14:14, the backslider is filled with his own ways—a direct parallel to the fate of those who return to sin in 2 Peter.

In Proverbs 2:13, those who forsake upright paths for darkness mirror the apostates in 2 Peter who leave the truth for sin.

In Psalm 85:8, the psalmist warns against turning back to folly after receiving peace—directly parallel to the backsliding in 2 Peter.

In Job 23:11, Job declares he held fast to God's way—the opposite of the apostates in 2 Peter who turn back.

In Hosea 6:4, Israel's goodness is fleeting like morning dew—mirrors the temporary faithfulness of those who later fall away.

Philippians 3:19 describes those whose end is destruction — the same fate awaiting apostates who turn back after knowing Christ.

In Titus 2:12, believers renounce worldly passions — contrasts with those who return to them after knowing Christ.

In Job 24:13, rebels against the light are described—similar to those in 2 Peter who reject the knowledge they once had.

In Hosea 4:10, leaving off taking heed to the Lord leads to dissatisfaction—echoes the theme of forsaking God and suffering consequences.