"And thou shalt remember all the way which YAHUAH thy ALUAH led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart…

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger… that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of YAHUAH."

Deuteronomy 8:2–3

"That through them I may prove YAHSHAR'AL, whether they will keep the way of YAHUAH to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not."

Judges 2:21–22

"For thou, O ALUAH, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins…
but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place."

Psalm 66:10–12

"Come, and let us return unto YAHUAH: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up."

Hosea 6:1

"Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction."

Isaiah 48:10

"For YAHUAH will not cast off for ever:
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men."

Lamentations 3:31–33

"I have borne reproach for thy sake…
I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children."

Psalm 69:7–9

"I sat not in the assembly of the mockers… because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation."

Jeremiah 15:17

"Trust ye not in a friend… a man's enemies are the men of his own house."

Micah 7:5–6

"Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns…
Then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband…
Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak to her heart."

Hosea 2:6–7, 14

"My son, if thou come to serve YAHUAH, prepare thy soul for temptation…
For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity."

Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) 2:1–5

"Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts."

James 4:3

"Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word…
It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes."

Psalm 119:67, 71

"I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes."

Job 42:5–6

"Those that walk in pride he is able to abase."

Daniel 4:34–37

"For ALUAH proved them, and found them worthy for himself.
As gold in the furnace hath he tried them."

Wisdom of Solomon 3:5–6

"The fear of YAHUAH is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the set apart is understanding."

Proverbs 9:10

"My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy ALUAH, I will also forget thy children."

Hosea 4:6

"Study to shew thyself approved unto ALUAH… rightly dividing the word of truth."

2 Timothy 2:15

"YAHUAH is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."

Psalm 34:18

"I dwell… with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."

Isaiah 57:15

"ALUAH resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."

James 4:6

"Blessed be ALUAH, which hath not turned away my prayer…"

Psalm 66:18–20

"That the works of ALUAH should be made manifest in him."

John 9:3

"Restore such an one in the spirit of meekness…"

Galatians 6:1

"He shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom."

Isaiah 40:11