Psalms 36:3

36:3 The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful;

he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

Psalms 125:5

125:5 As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path,

may the Lord remove them, along with those who behave wickedly!

May Israel experience peace!

Zephaniah 1:6

1:6 and those who turn their backs on the Lord

and do not want the Lord’s help or guidance.”

Matthew 13:20-21

13:20 The seed sown on rocky ground is the person who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy. 13:21 But he has no root in himself and does not endure; when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

Hebrews 10:38

10:38 But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, I take no pleasure in him.

Hebrews 10:1

Concluding Exposition: Old and New Sacrifices Contrasted

10:1 For the law possesses a shadow of the good things to come but not the reality itself, and is therefore completely unable, by the same sacrifices offered continually, year after year, to perfect those who come to worship.

Hebrews 2:1

Warning Against Drifting Away

2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.