Deuteronomy 8:2

Which verses does Deuteronomy 8:2 point to?

The 20 strongest of 36, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. James 1:327 votes

   because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

2. Exodus 16:416 votes

   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 whether or not they will follow My instructions.

3. Deuteronomy 8:1616 votes

   He fed you in the wilderness with manna that your fathers had not known, in order to humble you and test you, so that in the end He might cause you to prosper.

4. 1 Peter 1:716 votes

   so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

5. Deuteronomy 2:713 votes

   Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.

6. 1 Peter 5:5–611 votes

   Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

7. Exodus 15:2510 votes

   And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,

8. Malachi 3:2–310 votes

   But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.

9. John 2:259 votes

   He did not need any testimony about man, for He knew what was in a man.

10. James 4:69 votes

    But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

11. 2 Chronicles 32:318 votes
12. Deuteronomy 29:57 votes

    For forty years I led you in the wilderness, yet your clothes and sandals did not wear out.

13. James 4:107 votes
14. Ephesians 2:11–126 votes
15. Deuteronomy 1:35 votes
16. Deuteronomy 13:35 votes
17. Proverbs 17:35 votes
18. Amos 2:105 votes
19. Luke 18:145 votes
20. 2 Peter 3:1–25 votes

Which verses point to Deuteronomy 8:2?

The 10 strongest of 54.

• Romans 8:28 117
• Proverbs 29:23 57
• Psalm 139:23 46
• Isaiah 43:18 40
• James 1:12 33
• Genesis 22:1 23
• Matthew 5:3 19
• Deuteronomy 2:7 16
• Job 23:10 15
• Exodus 15:25 14