Psalm 17:3

New American Standard Bible 2020

You have put my heart to the test; You have visited me by night; You have sifted me and You find nothing; My intent is that my mouth will not offend.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 28:9

“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

1 Chronicles 29:17

Since I know, my God, that You put the heart to the test and delight in uprightness, I, in the integrity of my heart, have willingly offered all these things; so now with joy I have seen Your people, who are present here, make their offerings willingly to You.

Job 23:10

“But He knows the way I take; When He has put me to the test, I will come out as gold.

Job 24:14

“The murderer arises at dawn; He kills the poor and the needy, And at night he is like a thief.

Psalm 11:5

The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, And His soul hates one who loves violence.

Psalm 119:106

I have sworn and I will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous judgments.

Psalm 139:1

Lord, You have searched me and known me.

Psalm 139:23

¶Search me, God, and know my heart; Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts;

Psalm 16:7

¶I will bless the Lord who has advised me; Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.

Psalm 26:2

Examine me, Lord, and put me to the test; Refine my mind and my heart.

Psalm 39:1

I said, “I will keep watch over my ways So that I do not sin with my tongue; I will keep watch over my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence.”

Psalm 66:10

For You have put us to the test, God; You have refined us as silver is refined.

Psalm 7:4

If I have done evil to my friend, Or have plundered my enemy for no reason,

Proverbs 13:3

One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Jeremiah 12:3

But You know me, Lord; You see me And examine my heart’s attitude toward You. Drag them off like sheep for the slaughter, And set them apart for a day of slaughter!

Jeremiah 50:20

In those days and at that time,’ declares the Lord, ‘search will be made for the wrongdoing of Israel, but there will be none; and for the sins of Judah, but they will not be found; for I will forgive those whom I leave as a remnant.’

Hosea 7:6

For their hearts are like an oven As they approach their plotting; Their anger smolders all night, In the morning it burns like flaming fire.

Micah 2:1

Woe to those who devise wrongdoing, Who practice evil on their beds! When morning comes, they do it, Because it is in the power of their hands.

Zechariah 13:9

“And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. 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 3:2

“But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire, and like launderer’s soap.

Acts 11:23

Then when he arrived and witnessed the grace of God, he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with resolute heart to remain true to the Lord;

Acts 16:9

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing and pleading with him, and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”

1 Corinthians 4:4

For I am not aware of anything against myself; however I am not vindicated by this, but the one who examines me is the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

James 3:2

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well.

1 Peter 1:7

so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which perishes though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

1 Samuel 24:10

Behold, this day your eyes have seen that the Lord had handed you over to me today in the cave, and someone said to kill you, but I spared you; and I said, ‘I will not reach out with my hand against my lord, because he is the Lord’s anointed.’

1 Samuel 24:12

May the Lord judge between you and me, and may the Lord take vengeance on you for me; but my hand shall not be against you.

1 Samuel 26:11

The Lord forbid that I would reach out with my hand against the Lord’s anointed! But now please take the spear that is at his head and the jug of water, and let’s go.”

1 Samuel 26:23

And the Lord will repay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord handed you over to me today, but I refused to reach out with my hand against the Lord’s anointed.