Deuteronomy 8:16

The English Standar Version

who fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers did not know, that he might humble you and test you, to do you good in the end.

Cross References

Genesis 22:1

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

2 Chronicles 32:31

And so in the matter of the envoys of the princes of Babylon, who had been sent to him to inquire about the sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, in order to test him and to know all that was in his heart.

Job 42:12

And the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Psalm 119:68

You are good and do good; teach me your statutes.

Exodus 15:25

And he cried to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log,[3] and he threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the LORD[4] made for them a statute and a rule, and there he tested them,

Exodus 16:15

When the people of Israel saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?"[1] For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, "It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

Exodus 16:31

Now the house of Israel called its name manna. It was like coriander seed, white, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.

Exodus 16:4

Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am about to rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.

Exodus 20:20

Moses said to the people, "Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you, that you may not sin."

Proverbs 17:3

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the LORD tests hearts.

Daniel 11:35

and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time.

Romans 8:28

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,[7] for those who are called according to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,

Deuteronomy 13:3

you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the LORD your God is testing you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 8:2

And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not.

Deuteronomy 8:3

And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word[1] that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 1:7

so that the tested genuineness of your faith -- more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire -- may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.