"And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they {are set} on mischief." — Exodus 32:22

Exodus 32:22 · KJV

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

— Exodus 32:22

And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for {as for} this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

Exodus 32 — Context

And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt {it} in the fire, and ground {it} to powder, and strawed {it} upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink {of it}.

And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

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

For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for {as for} this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break {it} off. So they gave {it} me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 9:24

Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.

Exodus 14:11

And they said unto Moses, Because {there were} no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt?

1 Samuel 15:24

And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

Psalms 36:4

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way {that is} not good; he abhorreth not evil. {mischief: or, vanity}

Exodus 15:24

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

Exodus 16:20

Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.

Proverbs 4:16

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause {some} to fall.

Deuteronomy 31:27

For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?