28 Bible Verses about Why Do You Do This?

Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Why dealt you thus with your servants?

And why have you brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?

And the people spoke against God, and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loathes this worthless bread.

And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? behold, I went out to withstand you, because your way is perverse before me:

And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send unto you to call you? why came you not unto me? am I not able indeed to promote you to honor?

And the men of Judah said, Why are you come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he has done to us.

And Isaac said unto them, Why come you to me, seeing you hate me, and have sent me away from you?

And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a truth she is your wife: and how said you, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.

And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray you, your name. And he said, Why is it that you do ask my name? And he blessed him there.

And he said unto them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all these people.

Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why are you alone, and no man with you?

And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have you done this thing, and have saved the male children alive?

And David said unto him, How were you not afraid to stretch forth your hand to destroy the LORD's anointed?

Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Why have your servants set my field on fire?

And when the messengers returned unto him, he said unto them, Why are you now returned ?

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why are you angry? and why is your countenance fallen?

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weep you? and why eat you not? and why is your heart grieved? am not I better to you than ten sons?

And it shall be, when they say unto you, Why sigh you? that you shall answer, For the tidings; because it comes: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it comes, and shall be brought to pass, says the Lord GOD.

Now why do you cry out aloud? is there no king in you? is your counselor perished? for pangs have taken you as a woman in travail.

But what went you out to see? A man clothed in soft clothes? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.

But what went you out to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptize you then, if you are not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?

But he answered and said unto them, Why do you also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

And he said unto him, Why do you call me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if you will enter into life, keep the commandments.

And Jesus said unto him, Why call me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

And Jesus said unto him, Why call me good? none is good, except one, that is, God.

But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why test me, you hypocrites?

And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and said unto them, Why stand you here all the day idle?