God is continually ____ (Deuteronomy 8:2), ____ (Jeremiah 17:10) and _____ (Proverbs 21:2) the hearts of His servants.

God is continually ____ (Deuteronomy 8:2), ____ (Jeremiah 17:10) and _____ (Proverbs 21:2) the hearts of His servants.

• A. Reading; Studying; Probing
• B. Trying; Searching; Pondering
• C. Guarding; Judging; Guiding
• D. Inspecting; Weighing; Pondering

Answer: (B)

God continually tests the hearts of His servants: He proves them to reveal what is truly in the heart, He searches the heart and tries the inner thoughts and motives, and He weighs (pondereth) the heart to discern what drives a person. Deuteronomy 8:2 speaks of God proving you to know what’s in your heart; Jeremiah 17:10 says, “I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins”; and Proverbs 21:2 notes that the Lord pondereth the hearts. The sequence uses words that capture testing, inward examination, and weighing of motives, so the pair of verbs chosen—trying, searching, pondering—best fits all three verses.

God continually tests the hearts of His servants: He proves them to reveal what is truly in the heart, He searches the heart and tries the inner thoughts and motives, and He weighs (pondereth) the heart to discern what drives a person. Deuteronomy 8:2 speaks of God proving you to know what’s in your heart; Jeremiah 17:10 says, “I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins”; and Proverbs 21:2 notes that the Lord pondereth the hearts. The sequence uses words that capture testing, inward examination, and weighing of motives, so the pair of verbs chosen—trying, searching, pondering—best fits all three verses.