Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Colossians 3:21 · retained source text
Fathers, prouoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
KJV dictionary & concordance
provoke
Meaning of “provoke”
To stir up or incite, whether to anger or to action.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-referencesSkeat 1893
42 occurrences41 verses17 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 23:21
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “provoke”
Complete reference index — all 41 verses
Exodus 23:21Numbers 14:11Deuteronomy 4:25Deuteronomy 9:18Deuteronomy 31:20Deuteronomy 31:29Deuteronomy 32:211 Kings 14:91 Kings 16:21 Kings 16:261 Kings 16:332 Kings 17:112 Kings 17:172 Kings 21:62 Kings 22:172 Kings 23:192 Chronicles 33:62 Chronicles 34:25Job 12:6Psalms 78:40Isaiah 3:8Jeremiah 7:18Jeremiah 7:19Jeremiah 11:17Jeremiah 25:6Jeremiah 25:7Jeremiah 32:29Jeremiah 32:32Jeremiah 44:3Jeremiah 44:8Ezekiel 8:17Ezekiel 16:26Luke 11:53Romans 10:19Romans 11:11Romans 11:141 Corinthians 10:22Ephesians 6:4Colossians 3:21Hebrews 3:16Hebrews 10:24
Where “provoke” appears
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Exodus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy5 occurrences
5 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah10 occurrences
9 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verseRomans3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews2 occurrences
2 verses
1 verseNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy5 occurrences
5 verses1 Kings4 occurrences
4 verses2 Kings5 occurrences
5 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesJob1 occurrence
1 versePsalms1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah1 occurrence
1 verseJeremiah10 occurrences
9 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesLuke1 occurrence
1 verseRomans3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews2 occurrences
2 verses
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Definition evidence
1 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Skeat 1893
Open source edition ↗To stir up or incite, whether to anger or to action.