Deuteronomy 6:16
Ye shall not put Yahweh your God to the proof,—as ye put him to the proof in Massah [that is, "The place of proving"].
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 17:7So he called the name of the place, Massah, and Meribah,—because of the fault-finding of the sons of Israel, and because of their putting Yahweh to the proof, saying, Is Yahweh in our midst or is he not?
Numbers 20:13The same, were the waters of Meribah [that is "Contention"] in that the sons of Israel contended with Yahweh,—and so he hallowed himself among them.
Psalms 95:8Do not harden your heart as at Meribah, As on the day of Massah, in the desert;
Matthew 4:7Jesus said to him, Again, it is written,—Thou shalt not put to the test, the Lord thy God.
1 Corinthians 10:9Neither let us be putting the Lord to the test, as, some of them, put him to the test, and, by the serpents, were perishing;
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 →