41 Bible Verses about trying

Ye are gone quite from Christ as many as are justified by the law, and are fallen from grace.

For they were all minded to make us afraid and thought, "They shall withdraw their hands from the work, that they shall not labour." Howbeit I strengthened my hand the more.

every man's work shall appear. For the day shall declare it, and it shall be showed in fire, and the fire shall try every man's work what it is.

Again they went about to take him, but he escaped out of their hands,

Whom then shall such one teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand the thing that he heareth? For they are as ignorant as young children, which are weeded from suck or taken from the breasts.

Preach I man's doctrine or God's? Other go I about to please men? If I studied to please men, I were not the servant of Christ.

Ye beloved, believe not every spirit: but prove the spirits whether they be of God, or not: for many false prophets are gone out in to the world.

This he said to prove him. For he himself knew what he would do.

{Nun} Let us look well upon our own ways, and remember ourselves, and turn again to the LORD.

forasmuch as ye know how that the trying of your faith bringeth patience:

I find then, by the law, that when I would do good, evil is present with me.

For ye have heard of my conversation in times past in the Jews' ways, how that beyond measure I persecuted the congregation of God, and spoiled it:

Accept that which is pleasing to the Lord,

and therefore we would have come unto you, I Paul once and again: but Satan withstood us.

The way of God is an undefiled way; the word of the LORD also is tried in the fire. He is the defender of all them that put their trust in him. {TYNDALE: The way of God is undefiled, and the word of the LORD fined as gold, and he a shield to all that trust in him.}

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

Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night season; thou hast tried me, and shalt find no wickedness in me, for I am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend.

until the time that his word came, and until the word of the LORD had tried him.

O taste and see how friendly the LORD is; blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

But as for my way, he knoweth it: and tryeth me as the gold in the fire.

But and if thou take a wife, thou sinnest not. Likewise if a virgin marry, she sinneth not. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in their flesh: but I saver you.

The words of the LORD are pure words: even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.

For I do not that good thing which I would: but that evil do I, which I would not.

If ye offer the blind, is not that evil? And if ye offer the lame and sick, is not that evil? Yea offer it unto thy prince: shall he be content with thee, or accept thy person, sayeth the LORD of Hosts?

I understood of all the works of God, that it is not possible for a man, to attain unto works that are done under the Sun: and though he bestow his labour to seek them out, yet can he not reach unto them: yea, though a wise man would undertake to know them, yet might he not find them.

But now ye go about to kill me, a man that have told you the truth, which I have heard of God: This did not Abraham.

Men shall creep into holes of stone, and into caves of the earth, for the fear of the LORD, and from the glory of his majesty: what time as he shall arise to shake the earth.

By faith Abraham offered up Isaac, when he was tempted, and he offered him being his only begotten son, which had received the promises:

for it costeth more to redeem their souls, so that he must let that alone forever.

Now therefore, why tempt ye God, that ye would put a yoke on the disciples necks which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

Take not over great travail and labour to be rich, beware of such a purpose.

When Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands on them, the holy ghost was given: he offered them money, saying,

And another said, 'I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go to prove them, I pray thee have me excused.'

And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to couple himself with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him and believed not that he was a disciple.

As many as desire with outward appearance to please carnally, they constrain you to be circumcised, only because they would not suffer persecution with the cross of Christ.

And he made means to see Jesus, what he should be: and he could not for the press, because he was of a low stature.

Then took they up stones, to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.

These things have I written unto you, as concerning them that deceive you.

Thou visitest him early, and every day: and suddenly doest thou try him.

that your faith, once tried, being much more precious than gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto laud, glory, and honour, at the appearing of Jesus Christ: