15 Bible Verses about Seeking For Abstract Things

He that seeks good early shall find favour, but unto him that seeks evil, it shall come upon him.

Seek that which is good, and not that which is evil that ye may live; and so the LORD, the God of the hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, who have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek humility: it may be ye shall be kept in the day of the LORD's anger.

if thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for hid treasures,

I love those that love me, and those that seek me early shall find me.

Then they shall call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

The heart of him that has understanding seeks wisdom, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

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

And dost thou seek great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I bring evil upon all flesh, said the LORD: but I will give thee thy life as a spoil of battle in all places where thou goest.

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

Now the princes of the priests and the elders and all the council sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

And gathering the people unto him, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign, and no sign shall be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

Search the scriptures, for in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are those who testify of me.

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

What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks after; but the elect have obtained it, and the rest were blinded