'Tried' in the Bible

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

For day and night you tormented me; you tried to destroy me in the intense heat of summer. (Selah)

When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.

They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

Many things, O Yahweh my God, you have done-- your wonderful deeds and your thoughts toward us. There is none to compare with you. If I [tried to] proclaim and tell [of them], they would be too numerous to count.

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

When I tried to understand all this,it seemed hopeless

I said, "During the night I will remember the song I once sang; I will think very carefully." I tried to make sense of what was happening.

I gloat in triumph over those who tried to ambush me; I hear the defeated cries of the evil foes who attacked me.

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

Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.

But lusted intensely in the wildernessAnd tempted God [with their insistent desires] in the desert.

"You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the Lord helped me.

Tried is thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it.

If I tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you.