Exodus 32:22

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““Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.”

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BSBPD

““Do not be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on evil.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Aaron saith, `Let not the anger of my lord burn; thou--thou hast known the people that it <FI>is<Fi> in evil;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 32:22 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 44:18Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
  2. Exodus 14:11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?
  3. Exodus 15:24So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”
  4. Exodus 16:2And there in the desert they all grumbled against Moses and Aaron.
  5. Exodus 16:20But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.
  6. Exodus 16:28Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?
  7. Exodus 17:2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
  8. Exodus 32:1Now when the people saw that Moses was delayed in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, “Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this Moses who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him!”
  9. Deuteronomy 9:7Remember this, and never forget how you provoked the LORD your God in the wilderness. From the day you left the land of Egypt until you reached this place, you have been rebelling against the LORD.
  10. Deuteronomy 9:24You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.
  11. Deuteronomy 31:27For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!
  12. 1 Samuel 15:24Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; I have transgressed the LORD’s commandment and your instructions, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.
  13. Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
  14. Proverbs 4:16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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