Proverbs 1
James 1
Proverbs 27.21
Ex 15.24-26/16.4/
Deut.8.2
1 Pet.1.3-7
Heb 12.5-13
Mt. 4.1/ 16.1/ 22.18
1 Cor 10.12-13
Gal 6.1
Heb 2.18
2 Pet.2.9
2 Cor 3.15-18
The Greek term dokimos was used of testing metals to prove their genuineness .  It developed the connotation of “to test with a view toward approval”
Peirazo, Peirasmus – temptation, testing This term often has the connotation of examination for the purpose of fault finding or rejection.