- prove thee:
- "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} + "And it came to pass¹ afterª these¹ things,ª that Godª did temptª°¹ Abraham,ª and saidª° unto¹ him, Abraham:ª and he said,ª° Behold,¹ [here] I [am]." {Gen 22:1} + "And he criedª° unto¹ the LORD;ª and the LORDª shewedª° him a tree,ª [which] when he had castª° into¹ the waters,ª the watersª were made sweet:ª° there¹ he madeª° for them a statuteª and an ordinance,ª and there¹ he provedª° them," {Exd 15:25} + "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} + "Howbeitª in [the business of] the ambassadorsª° of the princesª of Babylon,ª who sentª° unto¹ him to enquire²° of¹ the wonderª that¹ was¹ [done] in the land,ª Godª leftª° him, to tryª° him, that he might knowª° all¹ [that was] in his heart.ª" {2Ch 32:31} + "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} + "But who¹ may abideª°¹ the dayª of his coming?ª° and who¹ shall standª° when he appeareth?ª° for¹ he¹ [is] like a refiner'sª° fire,ª and like fullers'ª° soap:ª ... And he shall sitª° [as] a refinerª° and purifierª° of silver:ª and he shall purifyª°¹ the sonsª of Levi,ª and purgeª° them as goldª and silver,ª that they may offerª°¹ unto the LORDª an offeringª in righteousness.ª" {Mal 3:2-3} + "Knowingª° [this], thatª the¹ tryingª of yourª faithª workethª° patience.ª" {Jms 1:3} + "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 1:7}
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