Genesis 3:12
And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Cross-reference
In Genesis 3:6, Adam was with Eve when she gave him the fruit — this is the very event Adam recounts to deflect blame back onto her.
In Genesis 2:18, God provides the woman as a helper, whom Adam here blames for his disobedience.
Genesis 2:22 records God presenting Eve to Adam — 'the woman you gave me' he now blames for his sin.
Genesis 2:20 shows Adam's deep need for a companion — the very gift he now blames God for giving him.
Proverbs 19:3 describes exactly this: a person's own folly ruins them, yet their heart rages against the Lord.
James 1:13 warns against blaming God for temptation — 'the woman you gave me' subtly does exactly that.
In Exodus 32:24, Aaron blames the fire for producing the calf — an absurd deflection mirroring Adam blaming Eve and God to avoid responsibility.
In 1 Samuel 15:15, Saul blames the people for keeping the animals — the same blame-shifting pattern as Adam blaming Eve for giving the fruit.
In 1 Samuel 15:24, Saul confesses sin yet blames the people's pressure — like Adam, he acknowledges wrongdoing while deflecting responsibility to others.
In 1 Timothy 2:14, Paul directly references Adam's non-deception in the Fall narrative.
In Exodus 32:24, Aaron uses the same blame-shifting — 'I threw gold in the fire and out came this calf!'
In 1 Samuel 15:24, Saul blames the people just as Adam blames Eve — both deflect personal responsibility onto others.
Proverbs 28:13 warns against concealing sin — Adam's deflection rather than confession is the very pattern it condemns.
In Luke 10:29, the lawyer tries to justify himself by questioning — the same self-defensive posture as Adam's blame-shifting.
Romans 10:3 describes people establishing their own righteousness rather than submitting — as Adam does by deflecting blame.