16Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.


In Context

13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.

14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples which are round about you;

15 for the LORD thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

16 Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

18 And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

Deuteronomy 6:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:16Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted [him] in Massah.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:16Do not test the Lord your God as you did at Massah.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:16Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God, as thou temptedst him in the place of temptation.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:16Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16Ye shall not tempt Jehovah your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16You shall not tempt Yahweh your God, as you tempted him in Massah.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:16'Ye do not try Jehovah your God as ye tried in Massah;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:16You shall not tempt the LORD your God, as you tempted him in Massah.