Deuteronomy 6:16

You shall not tempt the Lord your God as you tempted Him in the temptation:

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15(for the Lord thy God is a jealous God, His Shekinah dwelleth in the midst of thee,) lest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and He destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

17Keeping you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, His testimonies, and His statutes He hath commanded thee,

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Cross References

Exodus 17:7And he called the name of the place, Temptation and Strife, because of the striving of the sons of Israel, and because they tempted before the Lord, saying, Is the Majesty of the Lord among us, or not?

Numbers 20:13These are the Waters of Strife, because the sons of Israel strove before the Lord, and He was sanctified in them.

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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