Psalm 17:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

Proved

Shalt

2 Corinthians 1:12

I am

James 3:2

General references

Psalm 26:2

Proverbs 5:21

Bible References

Proved

The LORD tries the righteous, but the wicked and he that loves violence his soul hates.

Examine me, O LORD and prove me; melt my kidneys and my heart.

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

O LORD, thou hast searched me and known me.

But he has known the way that I take; he has tried me, and I have come forth as gold.

And I will put the third part into the fire and will refine them as silver is refined and will try them as gold is tried; He shall call on my name, and I will hear him; I will say, My people, and he shall say, The LORD is my God.

But who may abide the time of his coming? and who shall stand when he appears? for he shall be like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap:

For although I have nothing on my conscience, yet am I not hereby justified, but he that judges me is the Lord.

that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold (which perishes, nevertheless it is tried with fire), might be found unto praise and glory and honour when Jesus, the Christ, is made manifest;

Shalt

if I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me, then let my persecutor escape without retribution.

All this is come upon us; yet we have not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.

Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee today into my hand in the cave, and some bade me kill thee, but I forgave thee, and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD's anointed.

the LORD forbid that I should stretch forth my hand against the LORD's anointed; but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his head and the cruse of water and let us go.

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world and more abundantly towards you.

I am

I said, I will take heed to my ways that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bit while the wicked is against me.

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep the judgments of thy righteousness.

He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.

Who, when he came and had seen the grace of God, was glad and exhorted them all to remain in their purpose of heart in the Lord.

For we all offend in many things. If any man offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to govern the whole body with restraint.

General references

Examine me, O LORD and prove me; melt my kidneys and my heart.

For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he weighs all his goings.