Proverbs 14:14

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

Cross-reference

Proverbs 1:31 says the rebellious 'eat the fruit of their own way' and are 'filled with their own devices'—nearly identical to Proverbs 14:14.

Proverbs 12:21 directly parallels: the wicked are filled with trouble, just as the backslider is filled with his own ways.

Proverbs 1:32 shows the simple's turning away leads to destruction — reinforcing that one's own ways bring consequences.

Proverbs 5:23 shows the foolish man's death due to his own lack of discipline, echoing the backslider's self-destructive path.

Proverbs 12:14 teaches that a man reaps satisfaction from his own words and actions—a parallel principle of reaping what one sows.

2 Peter 2:20-22 describes those who turn from Christ back to sin—their latter end worse, fulfilling being filled with their own ways.

In Jeremiah 2:19, this same truth is explicit: one's own wickedness corrects and backslidings rebuke, fulfilling being 'filled with his own ways'.

Hebrews 3:12 warns against an evil heart of unbelief in departing from God—the same inner backsliding warned about.

Galatians 6:8 explicitly connects sowing to reaping destruction or eternal life — a direct parallel to being filled with the fruit of one's ways.

Ezekiel 22:31 says God returns their way upon their heads—the same recompense as the backslider being filled with his own ways.

Psalm 109:17 illustrates the same principle: what one pursues (cursing) comes back to fill them, mirroring the backslider filled with own ways.

Hebrews 10:39 contrasts those who shrink back (like backsliders) with those who have faith and preserve their souls—mirroring the two outcomes.

Deuteronomy 30:17 describes a heart turning away to follow other gods — the very definition of backsliding.

Hosea 11:7 Parallel

Hosea 11:7 describes people bent on turning away from God, and God not raising them up—parallel to backslider's fate.

Jeremiah 17:13 describes those who forsake God being put to shame, similar to the backslider who turns away and reaps consequences.

Hosea 4:16 Parallel

Hosea 4:16 calls Israel a 'backsliding heifer'—a vivid image of the backslider's stubborn heart.

Zephaniah 1:6 identifies those who have turned back from following the Lord—the very definition of a backslider.

John 4:14 Contrast

John 4:14 offers eternal living water that truly satisfies — contrasting with being filled by one's own ways.

Jeremiah 17:5 pronounces a curse on those whose heart departs from the Lord—the same heart condition as the backslider.

Jeremiah 8:5 describes perpetual backsliding in Israel—illustrating the persistent 'backslider in heart' from Proverbs 14:14.

Psalm 125:5 Parallel

Psalm 125:5 speaks of those who turn aside to crooked ways—equivalent to backsliding—and their fate of being led away.