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What Does the Bible Say About Murmuring?

Here are 8 Bible verses about murmuring, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Philippians 2:14

    Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

    BSBDo everything without complaining or arguing,

  2. #2James 5:9

    Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

    BSBDo not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

  3. #3Exodus 16:3

    And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

    BSB“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

  4. #4Jude 1:16

    These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

    BSBThese men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

  5. #5Exodus 15:24

    And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

    BSBSo the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?”

  6. #61 Corinthians 10:10

    Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

    BSBAnd do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel.

  7. #7Exodus 16:12

    I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.

    BSB“I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God.’”

  8. #8Romans 9:20

    Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus?

    BSBBut who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?”

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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