Deuteronomy 6:16

You shall not tempt the Lord your God, as you tempted him in the place of temptation.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

15For the Lord your God is a jealous God in your midst. Otherwise, at some time, the fury of the Lord your God may be enraged against you, and he may take you away from the face of the earth.

17Keep the precepts of the Lord your God, as well as the testimonies and ceremonies, which he has instructed to you.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:7And he called the name of that place ‘Temptation,’ because of the arguing of the sons of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying: “Is the Lord with us, or not?”

Numbers 20:13This is the Water of Contradiction, where the sons of Israel were quarreling against the Lord, and he was sanctified in them.

Psalms 95:8Bring to the Lord glory for his name. Lift up sacrifices, and enter into his courts.

Matthew 4:7Jesus said to him, “Again, it has been written: ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’”

1 Corinthians 10:9And let us not tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and so they perished by serpents.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 6:5-17

Cautions and Precepts. ( b. c. 1451.) 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord : 5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine… Read the whole commentary →

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