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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Prove</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/p/prove.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/matthew/3-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/p/prove.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Prove</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/p/proudly.htm" title="Proudly">◄</a> Prove <a href="/topical/p/proved.htm" title="Proved">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The concept of "prove" in the Bible encompasses the ideas of testing, examining, and demonstrating the truth or authenticity of something. This term is often used in the context of faith, character, and the discernment of God's will. The Berean Standard Bible provides several instances where this concept is explored, reflecting its importance in the spiritual life of believers. Testing and Examination In the Old Testament, the idea of proving is frequently associated with God's testing of His people. For example, in <a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4</a> , God tests the Israelites' obedience through the provision of manna: "Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them to see whether or not they will follow My instructions.'" Here, proving is linked to obedience and trust in God's provision. Similarly, in <a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a> , the Israelites are reminded of their journey in the wilderness: "Remember that the LORD your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments." This passage highlights the purpose of divine testing as a means to reveal the true condition of the heart. Proving Faith and Character In the New Testament, the concept of proving is often related to the testing of faith and character. <a href="/james/1-3.htm">James 1:3</a> states, "because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance." Here, the proving of faith is seen as a process that strengthens and refines the believer, producing perseverance and maturity. The Apostle Paul also speaks to the idea of proving in <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> : "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God." This verse emphasizes the importance of spiritual transformation and discernment, enabling believers to prove and embrace God's will. Discernment and Approval The act of proving is closely tied to discernment and the approval of what is good and true. In <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-21.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:21</a> , Paul instructs believers to "Test all things. Hold fast to what is good." This directive encourages Christians to examine teachings and practices carefully, retaining only what aligns with God's truth. Furthermore, in <a href="/2_corinthians/13-5.htm">2 Corinthians 13:5</a> , Paul urges self-examination: "Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?" This call to self-proving underscores the necessity of personal reflection and assurance of one's standing in faith. Conclusion The biblical concept of proving involves a multifaceted process of testing, examining, and demonstrating authenticity in various aspects of life. Whether through divine testing, the refining of faith, or the discernment of truth, proving serves as a vital component in the believer's journey toward spiritual maturity and alignment with God's will.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (v. t.) To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the contents of a vessel by a standard measure.2. (v. t.) To evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence.3. (v. t.) To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify; as, to prove a will.4. (v. t.) To gain experience of the good or evil of; to know by trial; to experience; to suffer.5. (v. t.) To test, evince, ascertain, or verify, as the correctness of any operation or result; thus, in subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater, the correctness of the subtraction is proved.6. (v. t.) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof of; as, to prove a page.7. (v. i.) To make trial; to essay.8. (v. i.) To be found by experience, trial, or result; to turn out to be; as, a medicine proves salutary; the report proves false.9. (v. i.) To succeed; to turn out as expected.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>PROVEproov (bachan, nacah; dokimazo, peirazo): Means (1) to test or try; (2) to establish, demonstrate; (3) to find by experience. It is for the most part in the first (original) sense that the word is found in Scripture. In the Old Testament it is most frequently the translation of nacah, primarily "to lift," hence, to weigh (<a href="/genesis/42-15.htm">Genesis 42:15, 16</a>, etc.). God is said to "prove" His people, i.e. to test or try them for their good (<a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Genesis 22:1</a> <a href="/exodus/15-25.htm">Exodus 15:25</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Deuteronomy 8:16</a>, etc.). The Psalmist prays that God may prove him (<a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Psalm 26:2</a>). The word is frequently rendered "tempt." See <a href="../t/tempt.htm">TEMPT</a>. The word bachan, primarily "to try by heat," has a similar meaning (<a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Psalm 17:3</a>, the heart, like metal, purified from dross; compare <a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10</a> <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Psalm 7:9</a> <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2</a>, etc.). In the New Testament the word most frequently rendered "prove" (sometimes "try") is dokimazo (<a href="/luke/14-19.htm">Luke 14:19</a> <a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-8.htm">2 Corinthians 8:8, 22</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/13-5.htm">2 Corinthians 13:5</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-10.htm">Ephesians 5:10</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-21.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:21</a>). Peirazo, "to tempt," "to prove," used in both a good and a bad sense, frequently translated "tempt" (which see), is rendered "prove" in <a href="/john/6-6.htm">John 6:6</a>, "This he said to prove him." Both Greek words occur frequently in Apocrypha (Wisdom and Ecclesiasticus). the Revised Version (British and American) has "prove" for "tempt" (<a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Genesis 22:1</a>); for, "make" (<a href="/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25</a> <a href="/galatians/2-18.htm">Galatians 2:18</a>); for "manifest" (<a href="/ecclesiastes/3-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:18</a>); for "examine" (<a href="/1_corinthians/11-28.htm">1 Corinthians 11:28</a>); for "try" (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a> <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a>), etc. W. L. Walker<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1925.htm">1925. epideiknumi -- to show, to prove</a> ... to show, to prove. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epideiknumi Phonetic Spelling: (ep-ee-dike'-noo-mee) Short Definition: I show, prove Definition: I show ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1925.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1731.htm">1731. endeiknumi -- to indicate (by word or act), to prove</a> ... to indicate (by word or act), to prove. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: endeiknumi Phonetic Spelling: (en-dike'-noo-mee) Short Definition: I show forth ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1731.htm - 8k<a href="/greek/4921.htm">4921. sunistemi and sunistano -- to commend, establish, stand near ...</a> ... near, consist. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sunistemi and sunistano Phonetic Spelling: (soon-is-tah'-o) Short Definition: I commend, prove, am composed ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4921.htm - 8k<a href="/greek/4822.htm">4822. sumbibazo -- to join together, hence to consider, by ext. to ...</a> ... to teach. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: sumbibazo Phonetic Spelling: (soom-bib-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I unite, prove, instruct Definition: (a) I ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4822.htm - 8k<a href="/greek/1381.htm">1381. dokimazo -- to test, by impl. to approve</a> ... to approve. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: dokimazo Phonetic Spelling: (dok-im-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I put to the test, prove, examine Definition: ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1381.htm - 8k<a href="/greek/3936.htm">3936. paristemi -- to place beside, to present, stand by, appear</a> ... paristemi Phonetic Spelling: (par-is'-tay-mee) Short Definition: I bring, present, come up to and stand by Definition: I bring, present, prove, come up to and ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3936.htm - 9k<a href="/greek/4617.htm">4617. siniazo -- to sift</a> ... to sift. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: siniazo Phonetic Spelling: (sin-ee-ad'-zo) Short Definition: I sift, prove by trials Definition: I sift, prove ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4617.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/584.htm">584. apodeiknumi -- to bring out, show forth, declare</a> ... Word Origin from apo and deiknumi Definition to bring out, show forth, declare NASB Word Usage attested (1), displaying (1), exhibited (1), prove (1). ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/584.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1246.htm">1246. diakatelegchomai -- to confute completely</a> ... 1246 (from 1223 , "thoroughly"; 2596 , "contrary to, against"; and 1651, ", what is wrong or shameful") -- properly, "prove all the way through" (literally ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1246.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/1381a.htm">1381a. dokimazo -- to test, by impl. to approve</a> ... to approve NASB Word Usage analyze (2), approve (3), approved (1), approves (1), examine (4), examines (1), prove (1), proving (1), see fit (1), test (2 ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1381a.htm - 5k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3198.htm">3198. yakach -- to decide, adjudge, prove</a> ... 3197, 3198. yakach. 3199 . to decide, adjudge, prove. Transliteration: yakach Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-kahh') Short Definition: reprove. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/3198.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/239.htm">239. azan -- to weigh, test, prove</a> ... 238, 239. azan. 240 . to weigh, test, prove. Transliteration: azan Phonetic Spelling: (aw-zan') Short Definition: pondered. Word Origin a prim. ... /hebrew/239.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/974.htm">974. bachan -- to examine, try</a> ... examine, prove, tempt, try trial. A primitive root; to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate -- examine ... /hebrew/974.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/5254.htm">5254. nasah -- to test, try</a> ... adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try. A primitive root; to test; by implication, to attempt -- adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try. 5253, 5254. nasah. 5255 ... /hebrew/5254.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6140.htm">6140. aqash -- to twist</a> ... make crooked, prove, that is perverse. A primitive root; to knot or distort; figuratively, to pervert (act or declare perverse) -- make ... /hebrew/6140.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/3576.htm">3576. kazab -- to lie, be a liar</a> ... root Definition to lie, be a liar NASB Word Usage fail (2), false (1), liars (1), lie (6), lied (2), lying (1), prove me a liar (1), proved a liar (1), told ... /hebrew/3576.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm">6942. qadash -- to be set apart or consecrated</a> ... dedicating (1), holier (1), holy (5), keep (1), keep it holy (2), keep the holy (3), made it holy (1), manifest my holiness (2), prepare (2), prove myself holy ... /hebrew/6942.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_x_being_about_to.htm">Being About to Prove that the Will, the Calling...</a> ... Chapter X. Being about to prove that the will, the calling? Being about to prove that the will, the calling, and the commandment of the Trinity is one, St. ... /.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter x being about to.htm<a href="/library/simpson/days_of_heaven_upon_earth_/january_16_prove_what_is.htm">January 16. "Prove what is that Good, and Acceptable and Perfect ...</a> ... "Prove what is that good, and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Rom. xii. ... "Prove what is that good, and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Romans 12:2). ... /.../simpson/days of heaven upon earth /january 16 prove what is.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_an_accuser_who_fails.htm">Whether an Accuser who Fails to Prove his Indictment is Bound to ...</a> ... OF MATTERS CONCERNING UNJUST ACCUSATION (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether an accuser who fails to prove his indictment is bound to the punishment of retaliation? ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether an accuser who fails.htm<a href="/library/calvin/of_prayer--a_perpetual_exercise_of_faith/chapter_23_in_endeavouring_to.htm">In Endeavouring to Prove that Such Intercession Derives Some ...</a> ... Of Prayer. John Calvin Chapter 23 In endeavouring to prove that such intercession derives some support from Scripture they labour in? ... /.../of prayer--a perpetual exercise of faith/chapter 23 in endeavouring to.htm<a href="/library/chrysostom/on_the_priesthood/a_treatise_to_prove_that.htm">A Treatise to Prove that no one Can Harm the Man who Does not ...</a> ... A TREATISE TO PROVE THAT NO ONE CAN HARM THE MAN WHO DOES NOT INJURE HIMSELF. 1. I know well that to coarse-minded persons, who ... /.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/a treatise to prove that.htm<a href="/library/unknown/the_clementine_homilies/chapter_i_simon_undertakes_to_prove.htm">Simon Undertakes to Prove that the Creator of the World Is</a> ... Homily XIX. Chapter I."Simon Undertakes to Prove that the Creator of the World is. Not Blameless. The next day Peter came forth ... /.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter i simon undertakes to prove.htm<a href="/library/chrysostom/on_the_priesthood/st_chrysostom_a_treatise_to.htm">St. Chrysostom: a Treatise to Prove that no one Can Harm the Man ...</a> ... St. Chrysostom: a treatise to prove that no one can harm the man who does not injure himself. translated by rev. wrw stephens, ma,. ... /.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/st chrysostom a treatise to.htm<a href="/library/arnobius/the_seven_books_of_arnobius_against_the_heathen/39_whence_then_do_we.htm">Whence, Then, do we Prove that all These Narratives are Records of ...</a> ... Book V. 39 Whence, then, do we prove that all these narratives are records of events? From the? Whence, then, do we prove that ... /.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/39 whence then do we.htm<a href="/library/origen/origen_against_celsus/chapter_xxxi_after_this_wishing.htm">After This, Wishing to Prove that There is no Difference Between ...</a> ... Chapter XXXI. After this, wishing to prove that there is no difference between Jews and Christians? After this, wishing to prove ... /.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xxxi after this wishing.htm<a href="/library/origen/origen_against_celsus/chapter_xxiv_after_this_wishing.htm">After This, Wishing to Prove that the Occurrences which Befell Him ...</a> ... Chapter XXIV. After this, wishing to prove that the occurrences which befell Him were painful and distressing? After this, wishing ... /.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xxiv after this wishing.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/prove.htm">Prove (83 Occurrences)</a> ... 1. (vt) To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the ... /p/prove.htm - 34k<a href="/topical/j/justify.htm">Justify (19 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v.) To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety, or duty. ... /j/justify.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/c/convict.htm">Convict (12 Occurrences)</a> ... 4. (vt) To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one's conscience. ... /c/convict.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/t/tempt.htm">Tempt (18 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try. 2. (vt) To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to ... /t/tempt.htm - 15k<a href="/topical/a/approve.htm">Approve (14 Occurrences)</a> ... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To show to be real or true; to prove. 2. (vt) To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically. ... /a/approve.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/a/attitudes.htm">Attitudes (1 Occurrence)</a> ... Many of these, dating back to the second or third millennium before our era, prove conclusively that the same practices and usages as are now common among the ... /a/attitudes.htm - 20k<a href="/topical/p/proved.htm">Proved (49 Occurrences)</a> ... (imp. & pp) of Prove. Multi-Version Concordance ... (WEY). Romans 3:4 No, indeed; let us hold God to be true, though every man should prove to be false. ... /p/proved.htm - 20k<a href="/topical/t/try.htm">Try (84 Occurrences)</a> ... 3. (vt) To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as, to try weights or measures ... /t/try.htm - 31k<a href="/topical/t/temptation.htm">Temptation (22 Occurrences)</a> ... Thus God "tempted [Genesis 22:1; RV, `did prove'] Abraham;" and afflictions are said to tempt, ie, to try, men (James 1:2, 12; Comp. ... /t/temptation.htm - 30k<a href="/topical/n/nero.htm">Nero</a> ... birth of the child, his father predicted, amid the congratulations of his friends, that any offspring of himself and Agrippina could only prove abominable and ... /n/nero.htm - 41k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Russells-teapot.html">What is Russell's teapot? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/God-require-faith.html">Why does God require faith? Why doesn't God "prove" Himself to us so there is no need for faith? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/fideism.html">What is Fideism? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/prove.htm">Prove: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Prove (83 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Matthew 3:8</a> Therefore let your lives prove your change of heart; (WEY)<a href="/matthew/9-6.htm">Matthew 9:6</a> But, to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to pardon sins" --He then says to the paralytic, "Rise, and take up your bed and go home." (WEY)<a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a> "Remember it is I who am sending you out, as sheep into the midst of wolves; prove yourselves as sagacious as serpents, and as innocent as doves. (WEY)<a href="/matthew/26-68.htm">Matthew 26:68</a> while they taunted Him, saying, "Christ, prove yourself a Prophet by telling us who it was that struck you." (WEY)<a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Mark 14:65</a> Thereupon some began to spit on Him, and to blindfold Him, while striking Him with their fists and crying, "Prove that you are a prophet." The officers too struck Him with open hands as they took Him in charge. (WEY)<a href="/luke/3-8.htm">Luke 3:8</a> Live lives which shall prove your change of heart; and do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our forefather,' for I tell you that God can raise up descendants for Abraham from these stones. (WEY)<a href="/luke/5-24.htm">Luke 5:24</a> But to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" --Turning to the paralytic He said, "I bid you, Rise, take up your bed, and go home." (WEY)<a href="/luke/14-19.htm">Luke 14:19</a> And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/luke/22-64.htm">Luke 22:64</a> or blindfolded Him, and then challenged Him. "Prove to us," they said, "that you are a prophet, by telling us who it was that struck you." (WEY)<a href="/john/2-18.htm">John 2:18</a> The Jews therefore answered him, "What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?" (See NIV)<a href="/john/6-6.htm">John 6:6</a> And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. (KJV ASV WBS)<a href="/john/15-8.htm">John 15:8</a> "In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit; and so you will be my disciples. (See NAS RSV)<a href="/acts/24-13.htm">Acts 24:13</a> Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me. (WEB KJV WEY ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/25-7.htm">Acts 25:7</a> When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove, (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/26-19.htm">Acts 26:19</a> "Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, (See NAS)<a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Acts 26:20</a> but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance. a perverse and crooked generation. (See NIV)<a href="/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4</a> No, indeed; let us hold God to be true, though every man should prove to be false. As it stands written, "That Thou mayest be shown to be just in the sentence Thou pronouncest, and gain Thy cause when Thou contendest." (WEY NIV)<a href="/romans/3-26.htm">Romans 3:26</a> to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus. (See RSV)<a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/romans/15-31.htm">Romans 15:31</a> that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints; (See NAS)<a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a> each man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man's work of what sort it is. (ASV YLT)<a href="/1_corinthians/4-2.htm">1 Corinthians 4:2</a> Here, moreover, it is required of stewards, that they be found faithful. (See NIV)<a href="/1_corinthians/8-9.htm">1 Corinthians 8:9</a> But take care lest this liberty of yours should prove a hindrance to the progress of weak believers. (WEY)<a href="/1_corinthians/11-28.htm">1 Corinthians 11:28</a> But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup. (ASV DBY)<a href="/1_corinthians/14-20.htm">1 Corinthians 14:20</a> Brethren, do not prove yourselves to be children in your minds. As regards evil, indeed, be utter babes, but as regards your minds prove yourselves to be men of ripe years. (WEY)<a href="/1_corinthians/15-10.htm">1 Corinthians 15:10</a> But what I am I am by the grace of God, and His grace bestowed upon me did not prove ineffectual. But I labored more strenuously than all the rest--yet it was not I, but God's grace working with me. (WEY NAS)<a href="/2_corinthians/8-8.htm">2 Corinthians 8:8</a> I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. (KJV WBS RSV)<a href="/2_corinthians/9-3.htm">2 Corinthians 9:3</a> But I have sent the brothers that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared, (See RSV NIV)<a href="/2_corinthians/13-5.htm">2 Corinthians 13:5</a> 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? (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/galatians/2-18.htm">Galatians 2:18</a> For if I build up again those things which I destroyed, I prove myself a law-breaker. (WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/galatians/6-4.htm">Galatians 6:4</a> But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/ephesians/5-17.htm">Ephesians 5:17</a> On this account do not prove yourselves wanting in sense, but try to understand what the Lord's will is. (WEY)<a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a> so that you may always prove yourselves to be blameless and spotless--irreproachable children of God in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as heavenly lights in the world, (WEY NAS)<a href="/1_thessalonians/5-21.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:21</a> Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/1_timothy/3-10.htm">1 Timothy 3:10</a> And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. (Root in KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/1_timothy/5-4.htm">1 Timothy 5:4</a> But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to show piety towards their own homes and to prove their gratitude to their parents; for this is well pleasing in the sight of God. (WEY)<a href="/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13</a> "And even if *our* faith fails, He remains true--He cannot prove false to Himself." (WEY)<a href="/hebrews/3-9.htm">Hebrews 3:9</a> When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. (Root in KJV WBS YLT)<a href="/hebrews/6-18.htm">Hebrews 6:18</a> He added an oath, in order that, through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for Him to prove false, we may possess mighty encouragement--we who, for safety, have hastened to lay hold of the hope set before us. (WEY RSV)<a href="/hebrews/9-16.htm">Hebrews 9:16</a> For where a last will and testament is, there must of necessity be the death of him who made it. (See NIV)<a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a> But prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon yourselves. (WEY NAS)<a href="/james/2-18.htm">James 2:18</a> Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions. (WEY)<a href="/james/3-13.htm">James 3:13</a> Which of you is a wise and well-instructed man? Let him prove it by a right life with conduct guided by a wisely teachable spirit. (WEY)<a href="/1_peter/3-13.htm">1 Peter 3:13</a> Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good? (See NAS)<a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12</a> Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you: (ASV RSV)<a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a> Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world. (ASV DBY YLT)<a href="/genesis/22-1.htm">Genesis 22:1</a> And it came to pass after these things, that God did prove Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham. And he said, Here am I. (See JPS ASV)<a href="/genesis/44-16.htm">Genesis 44:16</a> Judah said, "What will we tell my lord? What will we speak? Or how will we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servants. Behold, we are my lord's bondservants, both we, and he also in whose hand the cup is found." (See NIV)<a href="/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9</a> "When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying,'Perform a miracle!' then you shall tell Aaron,'Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'" (See RSV)<a href="/exodus/16-4.htm">Exodus 16:4</a> Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/exodus/20-20.htm">Exodus 20:20</a> 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. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/deuteronomy/8-2.htm">Deuteronomy 8:2</a> You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to prove you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/deuteronomy/8-16.htm">Deuteronomy 8:16</a> who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers didn't know; that he might humble you, and that he might prove you, to do you good at your latter end: (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/deuteronomy/33-8.htm">Deuteronomy 33:8</a> Of Levi he said, "Your Thummim and your Urim are with your godly one, whom you proved at Massah, with whom you strove at the waters of Meribah; (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)<a href="/judges/2-22.htm">Judges 2:22</a> that by them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of Yahweh to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not." (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)<a href="/judges/3-1.htm">Judges 3:1</a> Now these are the nations which Yahweh left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)<a href="/judges/3-4.htm">Judges 3:4</a> They were left, to prove Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of Yahweh, which he commanded their fathers by Moses. (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/judges/6-39.htm">Judges 6:39</a> And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. (KJV)<a href="/2_samuel/10-12.htm">2 Samuel 10:12</a> Be of good courage, and let us play the man for ou people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good. (See JPS)<a href="/1_kings/1-52.htm">1 Kings 1:52</a> Solomon said, "If he shows himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die." (See RSV)<a href="/1_kings/10-1.htm">1 Kings 10:1</a> When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of Yahweh, she came to prove him with hard questions. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/1_chronicles/19-13.htm">1 Chronicles 19:13</a> Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah do that which seemeth him good. (See JPS)<a href="/2_chronicles/9-1.htm">2 Chronicles 9:1</a> When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great train, and camels that bore spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she talked with him of all that was in her heart. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Ezra 2:59</a> These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: (See RSV)<a href="/nehemiah/7-61.htm">Nehemiah 7:61</a> These were those who went up from Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer; but they could not show their fathers' houses, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel: (See RSV)<a href="/job/6-25.htm">Job 6:25</a> How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove? (Root in WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/job/9-20.htm">Job 9:20</a> Though I am righteous, my own mouth shall condemn me. Though I am blameless, it shall prove me perverse. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/job/19-5.htm">Job 19:5</a> If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and prove against me my reproach, (DBY NAS)<a href="/job/24-25.htm">Job 24:25</a> If it isn't so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?" (WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Psalms 26:2</a> Examine me, Yahweh, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">Psalms 139:23</a> Search me, O ?God, and know my heart; prove me, and know my thoughts; (DBY)<a href="/proverbs/29-25.htm">Proverbs 29:25</a> The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe. (Root in WEB NIV)<a href="/proverbs/30-6.htm">Proverbs 30:6</a> Don't you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS NIV)<a href="/ecclesiastes/2-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:1</a> I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. (KJV ASV WBS NIV)<a href="/ecclesiastes/3-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 3:18</a> I said in my heart, 'It is' because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are 'but as' beasts. (ASV DBY)<a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">Isaiah 42:13</a> Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up his zeal like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily against his enemies. (See JPS)<a href="/isaiah/43-9.htm">Isaiah 43:9</a> Let all the nations come together, and let the peoples be present: who among them is able to make this clear, and give us word of earlier things? let their witnesses come forward, so that they may be seen to be true, and that they may give ear, and say, It is true. (See NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Jeremiah 17:11</a> Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish. (See NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/20-41.htm">Ezekiel 20:41</a> As a pleasant aroma will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries in which you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations. (See NAS)<a href="/ezekiel/36-23.htm">Ezekiel 36:23</a> And I have sanctified My great name, That is profaned among nations, That ye have polluted in your midst, And known have the nations that I 'am' Jehovah, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, In My being sanctified in you before your eyes. (See NAS)<a href="/daniel/1-12.htm">Daniel 1:12</a> Prove your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/micah/1-14.htm">Micah 1:14</a> Therefore you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath. The houses of Achzib will be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel. (See NIV)<a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm">Habakkuk 2:3</a> For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay. 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