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1 Peter 1 7
so that the proven character of your faith— more valuable than gold which, though perishable, is refined by fire— may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
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Deuteronomy 8:16
He fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your ancestors had not known, in order to humble and test you, so that in the end he might cause you to prosper.
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Isaiah 38:12-13
My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; he cuts me off from the loom. By nightfall you make an end of me.I thought until the morning: He will break all my bones like a lion. By nightfall you make an end of me.
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Exodus 20:5
Do not bow in worship to them, and do not serve them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, bringing the consequences of the fathers’ iniquity on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate me,
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Genesis 22:1
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him,“ Abraham!”“ Here I am,” he answered.
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Zechariah 13:9
I will put this third through the fire; I 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,‘ They are my people,’ and they will say,‘ The LORD is our God.’”
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Job 14:3
Do you really take notice of one like this? Will you bring me into judgment against you?
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Exodus 32:34
Now go, lead the people to the place I told you about; see, my angel will go before you. But on the day I settle accounts, I will hold them accountable for their sin.”
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Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore, this is what the LORD of Armies says: I am about to refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of my dear people?
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Isaiah 26:14
The dead do not live; departed spirits do not rise up. Indeed, you have punished and destroyed them; you have wiped out all memory of them.
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Daniel 12:10
Many will be purified, cleansed, and refined, but the wicked will act wickedly; none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand.