26 Bible Verses about Testing God

Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this way,” says the Lord of Hosts. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.

Do not test the Lord your God as you tested Him at Massah.

Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”

And Jesus answered him, “It is said: Do not test the Lord your God.”

where your fathers tested Me;
they tried Me, though they had seen what I did.

where your fathers tested Me, tried Me,
and saw My works

So the people complained to Moses, “Give us water to drink.”

“Why are you complaining to me?” Moses replied to them. “Why are you testing the Lord?”

Now then, why are you testing God by putting a yoke on the disciples’ necks that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?

He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites complained, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”

none of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tested Me these 10 times and did not obey Me,

They deliberately tested God,
demanding the food they craved.

They constantly tested God
and provoked the Holy One of Israel.

But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,
for they did not keep His decrees.

They were seized with craving in the wilderness
and tested God in the desert.

do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion,
on the day of testing in the wilderness,

Then Peter said to her, “Why did you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”

Let us not test Christ as some of them did and were destroyed by snakes.

But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.”

So now we consider the arrogant to be fortunate. Not only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God and escape.”

none of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tested Me these 10 times and did not obey Me, will ever see the land I swore to give their fathers. None of those who have despised Me will see it.

Do not harden your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the wilderness
where your fathers tested Me;
they tried Me, though they had seen what I did.

Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz: “Ask for a sign from the Lord your God—from the depths of Sheol to the heights of heaven.” But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask. I will not test the Lord.” read more.
Isaiah said, “Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of my God?

The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and as a test, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

And one of them, an expert in the law, asked a question to test Him:

The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, demanding of Him a sign from heaven to test Him.

“What sign then are You going to do so we may see and believe You?” they asked. “What are You going to perform?