Psalm 11:5

Modern English Version

The Lord tests the righteous, but the wicked and he who loves violence His soul hates.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire, and blesses the greedy and despises the Lord.

Psalm 139:1

O  Lord, You have searched me and known me.

Psalm 17:3

You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

Psalm 21:8

Your hand will find out all Your enemies; Your right hand will find out those who hate You.

Psalm 26:2

Examine me, O  Lord, and prove me; try my mind and my heart.

Psalm 5:6

You will destroy those who speak lies; the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Psalm 7:9

May the evil of the wicked come to an end; may You vindicate the righteous; You are a righteous God who examines the minds and hearts.

Jeremiah 12:8

My inheritance is to Me as a lion in the forest. She cries out against Me; therefore I have hated her.

Jeremiah 20:12

But, O  Lord of Hosts, who tests the righteous and sees the mind and the heart, let me see Your vengeance on them, for to You I have presented my cause.

Zechariah 11:8

I destroyed the three shepherds in the span of one month. For my soul was impatient with them, and their souls detested me.

Zechariah 13:9

And I will bring this one-third left into the fire, and will refine them as the refinement of silver, and will test them as the testing of gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, “They are My people”; and they will say, “The Lord is my God.”

Malachi 3:3

He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites, and refine them like gold and silver, and they will present to the Lord offerings in righteousness.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

1 Peter 1:7

in order that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tried by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

1 Peter 4:12

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you.