15 Bible Verses about Seeking For Abstract Things

He that diligently seeks good procures favor: but he that seeks evil, it shall come unto him.

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

Seek you the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have kept his commands; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be you shall be hidden in the day of the LORD'S anger.

If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hid treasures;

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

Then shall they 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 knowledge: but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

And he has brought you near to him, and all your brethren the sons of Levi with you: and seek you the priesthood also?

And seek you great things for yourself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring disaster upon all flesh, says the LORD: but your life will I give unto you for a prize in all places where you go.

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

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

And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which 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 it seeks for; but the election has obtained it, and the rest were blinded