Psalm 11:5

New King James Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.

Psalm 139:1

O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

Psalm 17:3

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

Psalm 21:8

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

Psalm 26:2

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

Psalm 5:6

You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Psalm 7:9

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.

Jeremiah 12:8

My heritage is to Me like a lion in the forest; It cries out against Me; Therefore I have hated it.

Jeremiah 20:12

But, O Lord of hosts, You who test the righteous, And see the mind and heart, Let me see Your vengeance on them; For I have pleaded my cause before You.

Zechariah 11:8

I dismissed the three shepherds in one month. My soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

Zechariah 13:9

I will bring the one–third through the fire, Will 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, ‘This is My people’; And each one will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”

Malachi 3:3

He will sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi, And purge them as gold and silver, That they may offer to the Lord An offering in righteousness.

James 1:12

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

1 Peter 1:7

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

1 Peter 4:12

Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you;