Hebrews 10:26 warns of deliberate sin with no sacrifice left — the 'shrinking back' that leads to destruction contrasted in v39.

In Hebrews 6:6-9, apostates who cannot be restored and thorny land parallel the perdition of those who draw back.

Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as assurance — directly following the mention of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

Hebrews 6:9 expresses confidence in the readers' salvation despite warnings, paralleling the reassurance in 10:39.

Hebrews 3:6 conditions being God's house on holding fast confidence, matching the perseverance theme of not shrinking back.

In John 3:15, believing for eternal life directly parallels the faith that preserves the soul here.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:9, believers are appointed to salvation, not wrath—mirroring the contrast between destruction and preservation here.

In Romans 10:10, belief results in righteousness and confession in salvation, matching the preserving faith here.

In Romans 10:9, confessing and believing leads to salvation, echoing the faith that preserves the soul here.

In Acts 16:31, believing in the Lord Jesus for salvation directly parallels the faith that preserves the soul in this verse.

In John 20:31, the purpose of the gospel is that believing gives life, aligning with the faith that preserves the soul here.

In 1 Peter 1:5, believers are guarded through faith for final salvation—paralleling the preservation of souls by faith here.

In John 6:40, everyone who believes has eternal life and will be raised up, reinforcing the preserving of the soul here.

In John 5:24, believing results in eternal life and passing from death to life, matching the faith that preserves the soul here.

In John 3:16, the promise that believers will not perish but have eternal life echoes the preserving of the soul in contrast to destruction.

In Mark 16:16, the same contrast between belief (saved) and unbelief (condemned) mirrors the faith vs shrinking back to destruction here.

In 1 Samuel 15:11, Saul turning back from God exemplifies the drawing back warned against here.

Psalm 80:18 expresses a vow not to turn back from God — a direct parallel to the faith that does not shrink back.

In Numbers 14:4, the Israelites want to go back to Egypt—a clear example of shrinking back that contrasts with the faithful here.

Ruth 1:14 contrasts Orpah's turning back with Ruth's clinging — illustrating the two outcomes in Hebrews 10:39.

1 Chronicles 28:9 warns that forsaking God leads to being cast off, while seeking him brings life — mirroring the two paths.

Galatians 5:4 describes being severed from Christ by falling from grace — matching the destruction for shrinking back.

Galatians 4:9 warns against turning back to bondage — directly paralleling the 'shrink back' attitude here.

Job 23:12 affirms Job's steadfastness in not departing from God's commands — a direct example of preserving faith.

Job 34:27 describes the wicked who turned aside from following God — the very opposite of the faithful in Hebrews.

Acts 3:23 warns that ignoring the prophet brings destruction — echoing the fate of those who shrink back.

Mark 13:13 echoes the same promise: endurance to the end brings salvation — the positive counterpart to shrinking back.

John 15:4 calls believers to abide in Christ — the abiding that prevents shrinking back and secures preservation.

John 8:31 links continuing in Christ's word with true discipleship — the same persevering faith that preserves the soul here.

1 John 2:19 describes apostates who left because they were never truly of us, directly paralleling the distinction in 10:39.

Ezekiel 18:24 warns that a righteous person who turns away from righteousness will die — a direct parallel to shrinking back to destruction.

Zephaniah 1:6 describes those who have turned back from following the Lord — exactly the shrinking back that Hebrews warns against.

Luke 17:32 says 'Remember Lot's wife' — she looked back and perished, a typological warning against shrinking back from deliverance.

Luke 8:13 describes rocky soil hearers who believe for a while but fall away in temptation — a clear example of shrinking back.

Matthew 24:13 promises salvation to the one who endures to the end — directly opposing the shrinking back that leads to destruction.

In Proverbs 1:32, turning away slays the simple, directly paralleling perdition for those who draw back.

In 2 Thessalonians 2:12-14, those rejecting truth are condemned, while believers are chosen for salvation—echoing the faith-preservation link.

In 1 John 5:5, overcoming the world comes through faith—similar to having faith and preserving one's soul here.

In 1 John 5:16, sin unto death is a parallel warning about the peril of apostasy leading to perdition.

Jude 1:13 reserves 'gloom of utter darkness' for apostates — parallel to the fate of those who shrink back from faith.

Jude 1:12 describes false teachers as 'twice dead' — echoing the destruction of those who shrink back in Hebrews.

Acts 2:42 depicts early believers steadfastly devoting themselves — a practical outworking of the faith that preserves the soul.

John 17:12 calls Judas the 'son of destruction' — an example of one who shrank back and was lost.

Proverbs 16:17 says the upright turn aside from evil and preserve life — similar to preserving the soul by not shrinking back.

In Proverbs 14:14, the backslider filled with his own ways mirrors the self-destructive outcome of drawing back.

In Psalm 44:18, the confession of not turning back affirms the faithful stance contrasted with drawing back.

2 Samuel 22:22 records David's declaration of not wickedly departing from God — a model of steadfastness.

Joshua 24:16 shows Israel's vow not to forsake God — a parallel commitment to not shrinking back in faith.