Provoked Quotes

Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plague brake in upon them. - Bible

Though I speak with the tongues of men and angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and thought I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains and have not love, I am nothing.
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profiteth me nothing.
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil: rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endueth all things.
Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
For we know in part, and we prophesy in. - Bible

This was completely unprovoked. It really could have been anybody. It was a random act of violence. She just happened to be there, at the wrong place at the wrong time. - Kate Wagner

This trial provoked interest on the part of the press, which pushed the envelope of free inquiry to meet public interest. The matter was so sensitive the press was reined in by authorities who put a lid on coverage. - Carlyle Thayer

This killing was gratuitous, unprovoked and premeditated. - Anthony Morris

They're known for their propensity to bite unprovoked. There's no way of knowing before they attack. - Eddie Wright

They will certainly fight the Indians if provoked. There's no question about that. - Robert Oakley

They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. - Bible

They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes: / Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips. - Bible

These natural and human tragedies provided the headline news; they also provoked a quite remarkable humanitarian response. It has been clear that in the course of this year relief workers and financial support have come from members of every faith and from every corner of the world. - Queen Elizabeth