Hebrews 3:8
harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
In Context
7Wherefore, even as says the Holy Spirit, To-day if ye will hear his voice,
9where your fathers tempted [me], by proving [me], and saw my works forty years.
Cross References
Exodus 8:15And Pharaoh saw that there was respite; and he hardened his heart, and hearkened not to them, as Jehovah had said.
Numbers 14:11And Jehovah said to Moses, How long will this people despise me? and how long will they not believe me, for all the signs which I have done among them?
Deuteronomy 6:16Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
1 Samuel 6:6And why will ye harden your heart, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? When he had wrought mightily among them, did they not let them go, and they departed?
2 Chronicles 30:8Now, harden not your necks, as your fathers; yield yourselves to Jehovah, and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever; and serve Jehovah your God, that the fierceness of his anger may turn away from you.
Nehemiah 9:16But they, our fathers, dealt proudly, and hardened their neck, and hearkened not to thy commandments,
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 3:8-19
Cautions against Apostasy. ( a. d. 62.) 7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, 8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. 10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways. 11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.) 12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you… Read the whole commentary →