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- "Then saidª° the LORDª unto¹ Moses,ª Behold,¹ I will rainª° breadª from¹ heavenª for you; and the peopleª shall go outª° and gatherª° a certain rate² every day,ª¹ that¹ I may proveª° them, whether they will walk²°¹ in my law,ª or¹ no.¹" {Exd 16:4} + "And thou shalt rememberª°¹ all¹ the wayª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª led²°¹ thee these¹ fortyª yearsª in the wilderness,ª to¹ humbleª° thee, [and] to proveª° thee, to knowª°¹ what¹ [was] in thine heart,ª whether thou wouldest keepª° his commandments,ª or¹ no.¹" {Deu 8:2} + "Who fedª° thee in the wildernessª with manna,ª which¹ thy fathersª knewª° not,¹ that¹ he might humbleª° thee, and that¹ he might proveª° thee, to do thee goodª° at thy latter end;ª" {Deu 8:16} + "Thou shalt not¹ hearkenª° unto¹ the wordsª of that¹ prophet,ª or¹ that¹ dreamerª° of dreams:ª for¹ the LORDª your Godª provethª° you, to knowª° whether¹ ye² loveª°¹ the LORDª your Godª with all¹ your heartª and with all¹ your soul.ª" {Deu 13:3} + "That¹ through them I may proveª°¹ Israel,ª whether they¹ will keepª°¹ the wayª of the LORDª to walk²°¹ therein, as¹ their fathersª did keepª° [it], or¹ not.¹" {Jdg 2:22} + "Now these¹ [are] the nationsª which¹ the LORDª left,²°¹ to proveª°¹ Israelª by them, [even]¹ as many¹¹ [of Israel] as had not¹ knownª°¹ all¹ the warsª of Canaan;ª" {Jdg 3:1} + "And they were¹ to proveª°¹ Israelª by them, to knowª° whether they would hearkenª° unto¹ the commandmentsª of the LORD,ª which¹ he commandedª°¹ their fathersª by the handª of Moses.ª" {Jdg 3:4} + "For¹ thou, O God,ª hast provedª° us: thou hast triedª° us, as silverª is tried.ª°" {Psa 66:10} + "Thou calledstª° in trouble,ª and I deliveredª° thee; I answeredª° thee in the secret placeª of thunder:ª I provedª° thee at¹ the watersª of Meribah.ª Selah.ª" {Psa 81:7} + "The fining potª [is] for silver,ª and the furnaceª for gold:ª but the LORDª triethª° the hearts.ª" {Prv 17:3} + "Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª Behold,¹ I will meltª° them, and tryª° them; for¹ how¹ shall I doª° forª¹ the daughterª of my people?ª" {Jer 9:7} + "Whereinªª ye greatly rejoice,ª° though nowª for a season,ª ifª need²° be,ª°¹ ye are in heavinessª° throughª manifoldª temptations:ª ... Thatª the¹ trialª of yourª faith,ª being muchª more preciousª than of goldª that perisheth,ª° thoughª² it be triedª° with¹ fire,ª might be foundª° untoª praiseª andª honourª andª gloryª atª the appearingª of Jesusª Christ:ª" {1Pe 1:6-7}
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