15 Bible Verses about Seeking For Abstract Things

He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him.

Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.

Seek Jehovah, all ye meek of the land, who have performed his ordinance; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of Jehovah's anger.

if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hidden treasures:

I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.

then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me early, and shall not find me.

The heart of an intelligent man seeketh knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish feedeth on folly.

that he has brought thee near, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee; and seek ye now the priesthood also?

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith Jehovah; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou shalt go.

And from that time he sought a good opportunity that he might deliver him up.

And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;

For they, being ignorant of God's righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the righteousness of God.

What is it then? What Israel seeks for, that he has not obtained; but the election has obtained, and the rest have been blinded,