38 occurrences in 11 translations

'Provoking' in the Bible

And now, look! You're acting just like your ancestors, like a brood of sinful men, who are provoking the fierce anger of the LORD against the Israelis one step at a time.

Verse ConceptsPrejudiceChildren Of Evil

Get ready and set out for the Wadi Arnon. Look! I've given into your control Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, along with his land. Prepare to take possession by provoking him to war.

Verse ConceptsRiver ArnonFighting EnemiesThose God Gave Into Their HandsBattle

“When you have children and grandchildren and have been in the land a long time, and if you act corruptly, make an idol in the form of anything, and do what is evil in the sight of the Lord your God, provoking Him to anger,

Verse ConceptsProvokingIdols

Then I fell down like the first time in the presence of the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights; I did not eat bread or drink water because of all the sin you committed, doing what was evil in the Lord’s sight and provoking Him to anger.

Verse ConceptsMediatorProstrationWaterFasting, Accompanied ByMore Than One MonthFasting For Long Periods

For I know that after my death you will act corruptly and turn from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days, for you will do that which is evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking Him to anger with the work of your hands.”

Verse ConceptsCorruption, CausesGod's WaysProvoking GodSin, Nature OfKnowing Beforehand

And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of God, Results OfGod Seeing The Wicked

For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.

Verse ConceptsFalse Godsdispersion, theReedsRootsGod Scattering IsraelGod Beating PeopleGod ShakingBeyond The EuphratesServing Asherah

because of the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because he led Israel into sin, provoking the LORD God of Israel to become angry.

Verse ConceptsProvoking God

“Because I raised you up from the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, but you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin, provoking Me with their sins,

Verse ConceptsImitating Wicked KingsGod Lifting People

And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

Verse ConceptsMessengerProphets, Role OfImitating Wicked KingsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodVanityGod Opposes Idolatry

He followed the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins that he caused Israel to commit, provoking the Lord God of Israel with their worthless idols.

Verse ConceptsImitating Wicked KingsGod Opposes Idolatry

They burned incense on all the high places just like those nations that the Lord had driven out before them. They did evil things, provoking the Lord.

Verse ConceptsHigh PlacesGod's Intolerance Of EvilProvoking GodIncense Offered AmissSacrificing On The High Places

They passed their sons and daughters through fire, practiced divination, cast spells, and sold themselves to practice what the LORD considered to be evil, thereby provoking him.

Verse ConceptsFalse ReligionChild sacrificeProvoking GodConsultationsPagan PracticesCharacter Of WickedDivinationmagicwitches

because that they have done the evil thing in Mine eyes, and are provoking Me to anger from the day that their fathers came out of Egypt, even unto this day.'

Verse ConceptsFalse Religion To This Day

Because they have abandoned (rejected) Me and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the work of their hands, therefore My wrath burns against this place, and it will not be quenched.”’

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodRenunciationQuenchingIncense Offered AmissDifferent Gods

Josiah also removed all of the temples on the high places that had been in the cities of Samaria and that the kings of Israel had erected, thereby provoking the LORD. He treated Samaria just as he had Bethel.

Verse ConceptsSamaritansreuniting

and established high places in every city of Judah where incense was burned to other gods, thus provoking the LORD God of his ancestors to anger.

Verse ConceptsHigh PlacesProvoking GodShrinesTown

Don't be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the Lord God of their ancestors, provoking him to destroy them, as you can see.

Verse ConceptsGod Of The FathersBeing A Good FatherParents Being Wrong

But Hezekiah was ungrateful; he had a proud attitude, provoking God to be angry at him, as well as Judah and Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsPride, Examples OfPride, Results Of

He passed his sons through the fire in the Valley of Hinnom. He practiced witchcraft, divination, and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did a great deal of evil in the Lord’s sight, provoking Him.

Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeMediumsProvoking GodSorcery And MagicSpiritismSpiritsHuman SacrificesAncestral WorshipSorcerypsychics

Because they abandoned me and have burned incense to other gods, provoking me to become angry at everything they're doing, therefore my wrath is about to be poured out on this place, and it won't be quenched.'"'

At peace are the tents of spoilers, And those provoking God have confidence, He into whose hand God hath brought.

Verse ConceptsSecurityTentsApparent InjusticeThe Wicked Prosperthieves

And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most High in the wilderness.

Verse ConceptsObstinacy Against God

The people who are provoking Me to anger, To My face continually, Sacrificing in gardens, and making perfume on the bricks:

Verse ConceptsBricksGarden, NaturalSacrifice, In OtBurning SacrificesIdolatryGrieving God

The children [are] gathering wood, and the fathers [are] kindling the fire, and the women [are] kneading dough to make sacrificial cakes for the queen of heaven, and they pour out libations to other gods for the sake of provoking me to anger.

Verse Conceptsdrink offeringDoughQueensTablesFirewoodKneading DoughDifferent GodsFood For Other godsWorshipping Material ThingsServing Asherahgathering

But are they really provoking Me?” This is the Lord’s declaration. “Isn’t it they themselves being provoked to disgrace?”

Verse ConceptsProvokingFruits Of SinShame Has Comehurting

“The Lord of Hosts who planted you has decreed disaster against you, because of the harm the house of Israel and the house of Judah brought on themselves, provoking Me to anger by burning incense to Baal.”

Verse ConceptsMetaphorical PlantingGod Will Bring Harm

For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have been only doing evil in Mine eyes, from their youth; for the sons of Israel are only provoking Me with the work of their hands -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsDecadenceBeing Evil From YouthAll Have Sinned

because of the wickedness that they did, provoking me to anger by continuing to offer sacrifices and worship other gods that neither they nor you nor your ancestors had known.

Verse ConceptsProvoking GodUnknown GodsDifferent Gods

You are provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands. You are burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to live for a while. As a result, you will be cut off and become an object of cursing and insult among all the nations of earth.

Verse ConceptsDifferent Gods

And he said unto me, Seest thou, son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah to commit the abominations which they commit here, that they yet fill the land with violence, and keep provoking me afresh to anger? And behold, they put the branch to their nose.

Verse ConceptsViolence In The EarthGod, Suffering OfProvoking GodA Little BitDoing RepeatedlyLooking And SeeingTroubling Individuals

Then you committed immorality with your neighbors, the Egyptians, with perverted lust, and by doing so you fornicated even more, provoking me to anger.

Verse ConceptsProvokingProvoking GodSexual Immorality

Or are we provoking the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

Verse ConceptsProvokingGod Is Strong

Bible Theasaurus

Agitating (8 instances)
Arouse (32 instances)
Elicit (1 instance)
Harass (24 instances)
Harry (1 instance)
Kindle (27 instances)
Molest (8 instances)
Plague (156 instances)
Provoke (70 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
παραζηλόω 
Parazeloo 
Usage: 4

כּעס 
Ka`ac 
Usage: 55

כּעשׂ כּעס 
Ka`ac 
Usage: 25

מרר 
Marar 
Usage: 16

נאץ 
Na'ats 
Usage: 25

סוּת 
Cuwth 
Usage: 18

רגז 
R@gaz (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

ἀποστοματίζω 
Apostomatizo 
Usage: 1

ἐρεθίζω 
Erethizo 
Usage: 2

παραπικραίνω 
Parapikraino 
Usage: 1

παροξύνω 
Paroxuno 
Usage: 2

παροξυσμός 
Paroxusmos 
Usage: 2

παροργίζω 
Parorgizo 
Usage: 2

προκαλέομαι 
Prokaleomai 
Usage: 1

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