What Does the Bible Say About Testing?

James 1:3

“For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.”

1 Peter 1:7

“These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold...”

Proverbs 17:3

“Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart.”

Psalm 26:2

“Put me on trial, Lord, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and my heart.”

1 Corinthians 10:13

“The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful...”

Hebrews 4:15

“This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do...”

Deuteronomy 8:2

“Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you...”