Is turning from God
1 Kings 11:9

Is leaving the first love
Revelation 2:4

Is departing form the simplicity of the gospel
2 Corinthians 11:3; Galatians 3:1-3; 5:4,7

God is displeased at
Psalms 78:57,59

Warnings against
Psalms 85:8; 1 Corinthians 10:12

Guilt and consequences of
Numbers 14:43; Psalms 125:5; Isaiah 59:2,9-11; Jeremiah 5:6; 8:5,13; 15:6; Luke 9:62

Brings its own punishment
Proverbs 14:14; Jeremiah 2:19

A haughty spirit leads to
Proverbs 16:18

Proneness to
Proverbs 24:16; Hosea 11:7

Liable to continue and increase
Jeremiah 8:5; 14:7

Exhortations to return from
2 Chronicles 30:6; Isaiah 31:6; Jeremiah 3:12,14,22; Hosea 6:1

Pray to be restored from
Psalms 80:3; 85:4; Lamentations 5:21

Punishment of tempting others to the sin of
Proverbs 28:10; Matthew 18:6

Not hopeless
Psalms 37:24; Proverbs 24:16

Endeavour to bring back those guilty of
Galatians 6:1; James 5:19,20

Sin of, to be confessed
Isaiah 59:12-14; Jeremiah 3:13,14; 14:7-9

Pardon of, promised
2 Chronicles 7:14; Jeremiah 3:12; 31:20; 36:3

Healing of, promised
Jeremiah 3:22; Hosea 14:4

Afflictions sent to heal
Hosea 5:15

Blessedness of those who keep from
Proverbs 28:14; Isaiah 26:3,4; Colossians 1:21-23

Hateful to saints
Psalms 101:3

Exemplified

Israel
Exodus 32:8; Nehemiah 9:26; Jeremiah 3:11; Hosea 4:16

Saul
1 Samuel 15:11

Solomon
1 Kings 11:3,4

Peter
Matthew 26:70-74