Numbers 13:32
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.
Cross-references
Numbers 13:28 gives the factual report of giants; here in v32 the spies exaggerate it into a lie — a contrast between truth and slander.
Numbers 14:36 repeats that the spies brought a slanderous report, directly reinforcing the evil report described in 13:32.
In Numbers 14:37, the spies who gave this evil report die by plague — the immediate divine judgment for their slander.
Deuteronomy 1:28 recounts this same evil report, showing how the spies' words discouraged Israel from entering the land.
Ezekiel 36:13 quotes the same phrase 'land that devours men' — a direct echo of the false accusation the spies made.
Deuteronomy 7:17 addresses the very fear the spies caused — 'these nations are more than I' — and commands trust in God.
Joshua 2:24 reports the opposite: the land's inhabitants faint with fear — contrasting the evil report of giants and a devouring land.
Psalm 106:24 directly references this event: Israel despised the pleasant land and did not believe God's promise. It summarizes the sin behind the bad report.
Ezekiel 36:12 reverses the spies' claim: the land will no longer devour its inhabitants. God promises safe possession.
Amos 2:9 recalls God destroying the tall Amorites — showing He can overcome the giants that frightened the spies.
Psalm 44:2 recalls God driving out nations to plant Israel—the very nations the spies feared. It contrasts human fear with God's past deliverance.