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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

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First occurrence: Exodus 23:21

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1 Kings 16:33
And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel that were before him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 16:33 · retained source text

And Ahab made a groue, and Ahab did more to prouoke the LORD God of Israel to anger, then all the kings of Israel that were before him.

2 Kings 17:11
And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord carried away before them; and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger:
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 17:11 · retained source text

And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the LORD caried away before them, and wrought wicked things to prouoke the LORD to anger.

2 Kings 17:17
And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 17:17 · retained source text

And they caused their sonnes and their daughters to passe through the fire, and vsed diuination, and inchantments, and sold themselues to doe euill in the sight of the LORD, to prouoke him to anger.

2 Kings 21:6
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 21:6 · retained source text

And he made his sonne passe thorow the fire, and obserued times, and vsed enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits, and wizards: he wrought much wickednesse in the sight of the LORD, to prouoke him to anger.

2 Kings 22:17
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 22:17 · retained source text

Because they haue forsaken me, and haue burnt incense vnto other gods, that they might prouoke mee to anger with all the woorkes of their handes: therefore my wrath shall bee kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

2 Kings 23:19
And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 23:19 · retained source text

And all the houses also of the hie places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to prouoke the LORD to anger, Iosiah tooke away, and did to them according to all the actes that hee had done in Bethel.

2 Chronicles 33:6
And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 33:6 · retained source text

And he caused his children to passe through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he obserued times, and vsed inchantments, and vsed witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much euill in the sight of the LORD, to prouoke him to anger.

2 Chronicles 34:25
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Chronicles 34:25 · retained source text

Because they haue forsaken mee, and haue burned incense vnto other gods, that they might prouoke mee to anger with all the workes of their hands, therefore my wrath shall bee powred out vpon this place, and shall not be quenched.

Psalms 78:40
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 78:40 · retained source text

How oft did they prouoke him in the wildernesse: and grieue him in the desert?

1611 marginal noteOr, rebell against him.

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To stir up or incite, whether to anger or to action.

printed p. 274; PDF p. 294; Internet Archive leaf n293