Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods; indeed, it was proven when they dealt proudly against the people.”

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is proven: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

And now, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, let Your Word be proven true, which You have spoken to Your servant David.

The truth can be painful, but what has your argument proven?

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is proven: he is a shield to all those that trust in him.

Therefore thou which didst condemn thy sister: bear thine own shame, for thine own offences that thou hast committed - more abominable than they did, which indeed are more righteous than thou art. Be thou, I say, ashamed; and bear thy shameful rebuke, seeing that thou has proven thy sisters in comparison of the righteous.

And the gentleman replied, 'Well done, you are a good slave. Because you have proven trustworthy over a [relatively] very small matter, you will [now] have charge over ten towns.'

[The world will be proven guilty] of sin for not believing in me.

Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written: "so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged."

Then what? are we the better? By no means: for we have proven already that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;

and patient endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope,

Because for this [reason] also I wrote, in order that I could know your proven character, whether you are obedient in everything.

For if I have boasted anything to him about you, I have not been put to shame, but as I have spoken everything to you in truth, thus also our boasting to Titus {has proven to be true}.

And we have sent [i.e., are sending] with them our brother [Note: This is a different person from the one mentioned in verse 18], who has often proven his diligence to us in many ways, and is now proving to be even more diligent because of the great confidence he has in you [i.e., confidence in the Corinthians completing their collection for the poor].

Through the proven character of this service [they will] glorify God because of the submission of your confession to the gospel of Christ and the generosity of [your] participation toward them and toward everyone,

But you know his proven character, that like a child with a father he served with me for the gospel.

as to my zeal [for Jewish tradition], a persecutor of the church; and as to righteousness [supposed right living] which [my fellow Jews believe] is in the Law, I proved myself blameless.

For you yourselves know, brothers and sisters, about our coming to you -- it has not proven to be purposeless.

So when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter somehow tempted you and our toil had proven useless.

And let them also first be proven; then let them minister the office of deacon, being irreproachable.

Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.

For where there is a will, the death of the one who made it must be proven.

and you have forgotten the exhortation which reasoneth with you as with sons, My son regard not lightly the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art proven of him:

Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

Such trials show the proven character of your faith, which is much more valuable than gold -- gold that is tested by fire, even though it is passing away -- and will bring praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.