Bible Verses About Testing Faith

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain.

Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

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

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Until the time that his word came: the word of the Lord tried him.

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.

Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

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

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would hearken unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken?

Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?

And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?