(72) Test.

«I am the Alpha and the Omega,» says the Lord God, «the one who is and who was and who is to come, the almighty.» (Rev 1:8)

The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, and the one who loves violence His soul hates. (Ps 11:5)

They strengthened the spirits of the disciples and exhorted them to persevere in the faith, saying, «It is necessary for us to undergo many hardships to enter the kingdom of God.» (Acts 14:22)

The crucible for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the tester of hearts is the LORD. (Prov 17:3)

For perverse counsels separate a man from God, and his power, put to the proof, rebukes the foolhardy; (Wisd 1:3)

For the devices of the wicked man shall be scrutinized, and the sound of his words shall reach the LORD, for the chastisement of his transgressions; Because a jealous ear hearkens to everything, and discordant grumblings are no secret. (Wisd 1:9-10)

When you gain a friend, first test him, and be not too ready to trust him (Sir 6:7)

As the test of what the potter molds is in the furnace, so in his conversation is the test of a man. The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had; so too does a man’s speech disclose the bent of his mind. Praise no man before he speaks, for it is then that men are tested. (Sir 27:5-7)

He observed the precepts of the Most High, and entered into an agreement with him; In his own flesh he incised the ordinance, and when tested he was found loyal. (Sir 44:20)

Of the wise men, some shall fall, so that the rest may be tested, refined, and purified, until the end time which is still appointed to come. (Dan 11:35)

Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (James 1:2-4)