Provoke, Provocation See also Anger; Indignation; Offend; Stir doings of Judah have provoked eyes of the Lord’s glory, 2 Ne. 13:8 (Isa. 3:8). teachers labor diligently lest the Lord swear Nephites not enter his rest, as in provocation in days of temptation, Jacob 1:7. teachers persuade men not to provoke God to anger, Jacob 1:8 (Alma 12:37). your iniquity provokes the Lord to send down wrath as in first provocation, Alma 12:36. Nephites have provoked the Lord to anger, Hel. 7:18. charity is not easily provoked, Moro. 7:45 (1 Cor. 13:5).