Quotes about Provocation
To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it, of a great mind.
— John Tillotson
At Horeb you provoked the LORD, and He was angry enough to destroy you.
— Deuteronomy 9:8
Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger,
— Judges 2:12
because of all the evil the children of Israel and of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger—they, their kings, their officials, their priests and prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem.
— Jeremiah 32:32
When the LORD saw this, He rejected them, provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.
— Deuteronomy 32:19
Words are as strong and powerful as bombs, as napalm.
— Dorothy Day
So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.
— 2 Samuel 16:13
Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
— Deuteronomy 9:7
Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.
— Deuteronomy 2:5
Likewise, if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him,
— Numbers 35:20
because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched.’
— 2 Chronicles 34:25
The sons gather wood, the fathers light the fire, and the women knead the dough to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven; they pour out drink offerings to other gods to provoke Me to anger.
— Jeremiah 7:18