Rom 16:18, 1Ti 4:2, 2Pe 2:12, 15, Jude 8-13 | ESV | STEP | For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ , but their own appetites , and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive .

Romans 16:18

18 For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but ^atheir own appetites, ^{▼▼Greek their own belly} and ^cby smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

1 Timothy 4:2

2 through the insincerity of ^dliars whose consciences are seared,

2 Peter 2:12

12 ^eBut these, like irrational animals, ^fcreatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,

2 Peter 2:15

15 Forsaking the right way, ^gthey have gone astray. They have followed ^hthe way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved ⁱgain from wrongdoing,

Jude 8-13

8 Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and ^jblaspheme the glorious ones. 9 But when ^kthe archangel ^lMichael, contending with the devil, was disputing ^mabout the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, ⁿ“The Lord rebuke you.” 10 ^oBut these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. 11 Woe to them! For they walked in ^pthe way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain ^qto Balaam’s error and ^rperished in Korah’s rebellion. 12 These are hidden reefs ^{▼▼Or are blemishes} ^tat your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, ^ushepherds feeding themselves; ^vwaterless clouds, ^wswept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, ^xuprooted; 13 ^ywild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of ^ztheir own shame; ^aawandering stars, ^abfor whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.