provocation

⁶The lips of the foolish meddle in disputes. And his mouth provokes conflicts.

⁴And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but educate them with the discipline and correction of the Lord.

⁷Do not choose to wander astray. God is not to be ridiculed.

¹Therefore, having been justified by faith, let us be at peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. ²For through him we also have access by faith to this grace, in which we stand firm, and to glory, in the hope of the glory of the sons of God. ³And not only that, but we also find glory in tribulation, knowing that tribulation exercises patience, ⁴and patience leads to proving, yet truly proving leads to hope, ⁵but hope is not unfounded, because the love of God is poured forth in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us. ⁶Yet why did Christ, while we were still infirm, at the proper time, suffer death for the impious?

¹³Temptation should not take hold of you, except what is human. For God is faithful, and he will not permit you to be tempted beyond your ability. Instead, he will effect his Providence, even during temptation, so that you may be able to bear it.

⁹not repaying evil with evil, nor slander with slander, but, to the contrary, repaying with blessings. For to this you have been called, so that you may possess the inheritance of a blessing.

¹⁷Therefore, he who knows that he ought to do a good thing, and does not do it, for him it is a sin.

⁴And in response he said, “It has been written: ‘Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

⁴Everyone who commits a sin, also commits iniquity. For sin is iniquity.

¹⁵For it has been said: “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts, in the same manner as in the former provocation.”

¹Most beloved, do not be willing to believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are of God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.