Topic
Approve
10 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Psalms 49:13ISBE
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
- Jeremiah 6:30ISBE
Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.
- Lamentations 3:36ISBE
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
- Romans 14:18ISBE
For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.
- Romans 14:22ISBE
Hast thou faith? have it to thyself before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth.
- Romans 16:10ISBE
Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus’ household.
- 1 Corinthians 11:19ISBE
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4ISBE
But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.
- 2 Timothy 2:15ISBE
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
- James 1:12ISBE
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 10 references
a-proov': This word, as ordinarily used, means "to entertain a favorable opinion concerning" (Ps 49:13; La 3:36). Its Biblical and archaic use conveys a much stronger meaning and is equivalent to its use in legal formalities of today, "to approve a bill," i.e. by some act, generally a signature, to express approval. In New Testament, a number of times, for Greek dokimazo, "to test, try, make proof of," and its derivative, dokimos, "tested," "tried." The word will, in almost every ease, imply that the proof is victoriously demonstrated, the proved is also approved, just as in English we speak of "tried men" (Trench, Greek Synonyms of New Testament). It is the word most frequently used for the testing of ores. That which does not stand the test is adokimos, "reprobate." Compare Jer 6:30 King James Version: "reprobate silver." That which stands the test is dokimos, "approved." "Salute Apelles the approved in Christ" (Ro 16:10); "they that are approved" (1Co 11:19); "Present thyself approved unto God" (2Ti 2:15); when he hath been "approved" (Jas 1:12). See also Ro 14:18,22; 1Th 2:4.
H. E. Jacobs
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.