25 Bible Verses about God Testing People

And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments, or not.

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts:

I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, who are present here, to offer willingly to thee.

Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.

But as we were allowed by God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts.

But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for to thee have I revealed my cause.

The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men.

The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

I said in my heart concerning the state of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD trieth the hearts.

What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? and that thou shouldst set thy heart upon him?

And that thou shouldst visit him every morning, and try him every moment?

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?

But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried my heart towards thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Because it is a trial, and what if the sword contemneth even the rod? it shall be no more, saith the Lord GOD.

And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, The LORD is my God.

Every man's work will be made manifest: for the day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will try every man's work, of what sort it is.

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for to thee have I opened my cause.