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Bible Encyclopedias
Provocation; Provoke
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
For "provoke" the Revised Version (British and American) has "despise" (Numbers 14:11; Numbers 31:20 ), "rebel against" (Psalm 78:40 ); for "provoked," "despised" (Numbers 14:23; Numbers 16:30; Isaiah 1:4 ), "moved" (Deuteronomy 32:16; 1 Chronicles 21:1 ), "rebelled against" (Psalm 78:56 ), "were rebellious" (106:33, 43); for "provoking" (Psalm 78:17 ), "to rebel against"; for "provoked" (2 Corinthians 9:2 ), "stirred up"; "provoked within" for "stirred in" (Acts 17:16 ); "provoked" for "limited" (Psalm 78:41 margin, "limited"); "provoketh" for "emboldeneth" ( Job 16:3 ); instead of "Provoke not your children to anger" (Colossians 3:21 ), "Provoke not your children."
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Provocation; Provoke'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​p/provocation-provoke.html. 1915.