Deuteronomy 8:1-3; Deuteronomy 8:16; Deuteronomy 13:1-3; Deuteronomy 6:5; Psalms 119:1-2; Exodus 15:25; Exodus 20:20; 2 Chronicles 32:31

Deuteronomy 8:1-3

1 "All the commandments that I am commanding you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the LORD swore to give to your forefathers.

2 "You shall remember all the way which the LORD your God has led you in the wilderness these forty years, that He might humble you, testing you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.

3 "He humbled you and let you be hungry, and fed you with manna which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that He might make you understand that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD .

Deuteronomy 8:16

16 "In the wilderness He fed you manna which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do good for you in the end.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3

1 "If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder,

2 and the sign or the wonder comes true, concerning which he spoke to you, saying, 'Let us go after other gods (whom you have not known ) and let us serve them,'

3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams; for the LORD your God is testing you to find out if you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 6:5

5 "You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.

Psalms 119:1-2

1 How blessed are those whose way is blameless, Who walk in the law of the LORD .

2 How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart.

Exodus 15:25

25 Then he cried out to the LORD , and the LORD showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There He made for them a statute and regulation, and there He tested them.

Exodus 20:20

20 Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid; for God has come in order to test you, and in order that the fear of Him may remain with you, so that you may not sin."

2 Chronicles 32:31

31 Even in the matter of the envoys of the rulers of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that had happened in the land, God left him alone only to test him, that He might know all that was in his heart.