Proverbs 17:3, 5, 9, 13
3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests the hearts. 4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue. 5 He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. 9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. 13 Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests the hearts. 4 An evildoer gives heed to false lips; A liar listens eagerly to a spiteful tongue. 5 He who mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; He who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. 9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends. 13 Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil will not depart from his house.
God tests our hearts. This means He allows circumstances and people to come before us in order to see if we respond as He tells us to in the Bible. Examples here include listening to the lies of gossip or talking bad about others, making fun of or putting down poor people, even rejoicing when they "get what is coming to them," and getting back at those who do you evil. Jesus gave us the difficult answer: love others and treat them as you want to be treated. So He tests us as we become more like Him each day.
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