Deuteronomy 8:2
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2 Remember how the Lord your God led(A) you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test(B) you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
James 1:3
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1 Peter 1:7
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7 These have come so that the proven genuineness(A) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(B)—may result in praise, glory and honor(C) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(D)
Deuteronomy 8:16
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16 He gave you manna(A) to eat in the wilderness, something your ancestors had never known,(B) to humble and test(C) you so that in the end it might go well with you.
Exodus 16:4
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4 Then the Lord said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven(A) for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test(B) them and see whether they will follow my instructions.
1 Peter 5:5-6
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5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves(A) to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility(B) toward one another, because,
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.(D)
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 5:5 Prov. 3:34
Deuteronomy 2:7
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7 The Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched(A) over your journey through this vast wilderness.(B) These forty years(C) the Lord your God has been with you, and you have not lacked anything.(D)
Malachi 3:2-3
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2 But who can endure(A) the day of his coming?(B) Who can stand(C) when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire(D) or a launderer’s soap.(E) 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;(F) he will purify(G) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.(H) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,(I)
2 Chronicles 32:31
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31 But when envoys were sent by the rulers of Babylon(A) to ask him about the miraculous sign(B) that had occurred in the land, God left him to test(C) him and to know everything that was in his heart.
Exodus 15:25
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25 Then Moses cried out(A) to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. He threw(B) it into the water, and the water became fit to drink.
There the Lord issued a ruling and instruction for them and put them to the test.(C)
James 4:10
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10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.(A)
John 2:25
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James 4:6
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6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
Footnotes
- James 4:6 Prov. 3:34
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