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Deuteronomy 6:16

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Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah.

Ye shall not tempt {H5254} the LORD {H3068} your God {H430}, as ye tempted {H5254} him in Massah {H4532}.

Do not put ADONAI your God to the test, as you tested him at Massah [testing].

Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.

Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

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Cross-References

  • Exodus 17:7 (29 votes)

    And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

  • Luke 4:12 (26 votes)

    And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

  • Matthew 4:7 (25 votes)

    Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

  • Psalms 95:8 (21 votes)

    Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, [and] as [in] the day of temptation in the wilderness:

  • Psalms 95:9 (21 votes)

    When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.

  • Hebrews 3:8 (19 votes)

    Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

  • Hebrews 3:9 (19 votes)

    When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.