Psalm 78:18
And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
Cross-reference
Psalm 106:14 repeats the same accusation: Israel gave in to craving and tested God in the desert.
Psalm 106:15 records the consequence: God gave them what they asked but sent a plague — the result of testing here.
Psalm 95:9 directly recalls the wilderness testing as 'the day of testing' — the same event summarized in Psalm 78:18.
Psalm 105:40 describes God providing quail and manna in response to the people's demand — the very event behind Psalm 78:18.
Exodus 16:2 is the original account of Israel grumbling for food, which this verse summarizes as testing God.
Exodus 16:3 gives the specific complaint about wanting meat and bread, the 'craved food' mentioned here.
Numbers 11:4 describes another instance of craving food, showing this pattern of testing God repeated.
1 Corinthians 10:6 explicitly says these wilderness events are examples to warn us against evil desires.
Matthew 4:7 quotes Deuteronomy 6:16 forbidding testing God — directly opposing the action described in Psalm 78:18.
1 Corinthians 10:9 warns against testing Christ, citing the wilderness incident with serpents — directly applying the lesson from Psalm 78:18.
Hebrews 3:8 warns not to harden hearts 'as in the rebellion, on the day of testing' — explicitly referencing the wilderness testing of Psalm 78:18.
Acts 5:9 rebukes testing the Holy Spirit — a different context but the same sin of testing God as in Psalm 78:18.
Exodus 17:2 records Israel testing God at Massah over water, paralleling the testing for food in Psalm 78:18.
Malachi 3:15 speaks of the wicked 'putting God to the test' — a later application of the same testing attitude seen in Psalm 78:18.