Psalms 106:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

They gave way to their evil desires in the waste land, and put God to the test in the dry places.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.
  • 1 Cor 10:6 : 6 Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did.
  • Exod 17:2 : 2 So the people were angry with Moses, and said, Give us water for drinking. And Moses said, Why are you angry with me? and why do you put God to the test?
  • Num 11:4 : 4 And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?
  • Num 11:33-34 : 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was tasted, the wrath of the Lord was moved against the people and he sent a great outburst of disease on them. 34 So that place was named Kibroth-hattaavah; because there they put in the earth the bodies of the people who had given way to their desires.
  • Num 14:22 : 22 Because all these men, having seen my glory and the signs which I have done in Egypt and in the waste land, still have put me to the test ten times, and have not given ear to my voice;
  • Deut 9:22 : 22 Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you made the Lord angry.
  • Ps 78:18-20 : 18 Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire. 19 They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land? 20 See, the rock was cut open by his power, so that the water came rushing out, and overflowing streams; is he able to give us bread? is he able to get meat for his people?
  • Ps 78:30 : 30 But they were not turned from their desires; and while the food was still in their mouths,
  • Ps 78:40-41 : 40 How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places! 41 Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.
  • Ps 95:8-9 : 8 Let not your hearts be hard, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the waste land; 9 When your fathers put me to the test and saw my power and my work.
  • Heb 3:8-9 : 8 Be not hard of heart, as when you made me angry, on the day of testing in the waste land, 9 When your fathers put me to the test, and saw my works for forty years. 10 So that I was angry with this generation, and I said, Their hearts are in error at all times, and they have no knowledge of my ways;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 78:17-19
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    82%

    17And they went on sinning against him even more, turning away from the Most High in the waste land;

    18Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.

    19They said bitter words against God, saying, Is God able to make ready a table in the waste land?

  • Ps 78:40-41
    2 verses
    80%

    40How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!

    41Again they put God to the test, and gave pain to the Holy One of Israel.

  • Ps 106:15-16
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    78%

    15And he gave them their request, but sent a wasting disease into their souls.

    16They were full of envy against Moses among the tents, and against Aaron, the holy one of the Lord.

  • Ps 78:56
    77%

    56But they were bitter against the Most High God, testing him, and not keeping his laws;

  • Ps 78:29-32
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    77%

    29So they had food and were full; for he gave them their desire;

    30But they were not turned from their desires; and while the food was still in their mouths,

    31The wrath of God came on them, and put to death the fattest of them, and put an end to the young men of Israel.

    32For all this they went on sinning even more, and had no faith in his great wonders.

  • Ps 106:24-26
    3 verses
    76%

    24They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;

    25Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.

    26So he made an oath against them, to put an end to them in the waste land:

  • 1 Cor 10:5-6
    2 verses
    76%

    5But with most of them God was not pleased: for they came to their end in the waste land.

    6Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did.

  • Ps 106:13
    75%

    13But their memory of his works was short; not waiting to be guided by him,

  • Num 14:22
    74%

    22Because all these men, having seen my glory and the signs which I have done in Egypt and in the waste land, still have put me to the test ten times, and have not given ear to my voice;

  • Deut 6:16
    74%

    16Do not put the Lord your God to the test as you did in Massah.

  • Heb 3:8-9
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    74%

    8Be not hard of heart, as when you made me angry, on the day of testing in the waste land,

    9When your fathers put me to the test, and saw my works for forty years.

  • Ps 106:29
    74%

    29So they made him angry by their behaviour; and he sent disease on them.

  • Ps 107:5
    73%

    5Their souls became feeble for need of food and drink.

  • Ps 106:32-33
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    73%

    32They made God angry again at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled because of them;

    33For they made his spirit bitter, and he said unwise things.

  • Deut 9:22
    73%

    22Again at Taberah and at Massah and at Kibroth-hattaavah you made the Lord angry.

  • Heb 3:17
    73%

    17And with whom was he angry for forty years? was it not with those who did evil, who came to their deaths in the waste land?

  • Ps 95:9
    73%

    9When your fathers put me to the test and saw my power and my work.

  • 1 Cor 10:9
    72%

    9And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.

  • Num 11:34
    72%

    34So that place was named Kibroth-hattaavah; because there they put in the earth the bodies of the people who had given way to their desires.

  • Exod 16:2-3
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    71%

    2And all the children of Israel were crying out against Moses and Aaron in the waste land:

    3And the children of Israel said to them, It would have been better for the Lord to have put us to death in the land of Egypt, where we were seated by the flesh-pots and had bread enough for our needs; for you have taken us out to this waste of sand, to put all this people to death through need of food.

  • Neh 9:18
    71%

    18Even when they had made for themselves an ox of metal, and said, This is your God who took you up out of Egypt, and had done so much to make you angry;

  • Num 27:14
    71%

    14Because in the waste land of Zin, when the people were angry, you and he went against my word and did not keep my name holy before their eyes, at the waters. (These are the waters of Meribah in Kadesh in the waste land of Zin.)

  • Num 21:5
    71%

    5And crying out against God and against Moses, they said, Why have you taken us out of Egypt to come to our death in the waste land? For there is no bread and no water, and this poor bread is disgusting to us.

  • Acts 13:18
    71%

    18And for about forty years he put up with their ways in the waste land.

  • Deut 32:16
    71%

    16The honour which was his they gave to strange gods; by their disgusting ways he was moved to wrath.

  • Deut 9:7-8
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    71%

    7Keep well in mind how you made the Lord your God angry in the waste land; from the day when you went out of Egypt till you came to this place, you have gone against the orders of the Lord.

    8Again in Horeb you made the Lord angry, and in his wrath he would have put an end to you.

  • Ps 106:19
    71%

    19They made a young ox in Horeb, and gave worship to an image of gold.

  • Num 11:4
    71%

    4And the mixed band of people who went with them were overcome by desire: and the children of Israel, weeping again, said, Who will give us flesh for our food?

  • Ps 106:43
    70%

    43Again and again he made them free; but their hearts were turned against his purpose, and they were overcome by their sins.

  • Num 14:16
    70%

    16Because the Lord was not able to take this people into the land which he made an oath to give them, he sent destruction on them in the waste land.

  • Deut 8:16
    70%

    16Who gave you manna for your food in the waste land, a food which your fathers had never seen; so that your pride might be broken and your hearts tested for your good in the end;

  • Ps 106:7
    70%

    7Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

  • Ps 106:39
    70%

    39So they became unclean through their works, going after their evil desires.

  • Deut 1:26
    70%

    26But going against the order of the Lord your God, you would not go up:

  • Jer 2:6
    70%

    6And they never said, Where is the Lord, who took us up out of the land of Egypt; who was our guide through the waste of sand, through an unplanted land full of deep holes, through a dry land of deep shade, which no one went through and where no man was living?

  • Neh 9:15
    70%

    15And you gave them bread from heaven when they were in need, and made water come out of the rock for their drink, and gave them orders to go in and take for their heritage the land which your hand had been lifted up to give them.