15 Bible Verses about Seeking For Abstract Things
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He who diligently seeks good procures favor. He who seeks evil, evil will come to him.
Seek good and not evil, that you may live. Jehovah, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have said.
Seek Jehovah all you meek ones of the earth, you who have obeyed his Law! Seek righteousness! Seek meekness that you may be hidden in the Day of Jehovah's anger. (Hebrew: ulay-ulay, may-be; Septuagint: you may be hid.) (Hebrew: sathar: concealed, hidden, protected) (Zephaniah 1:2) (Amos 5:15)
You will ask for my help, but I will not listen. You will search, but you will not find me.
The heart of one with understanding seeks knowledge. The mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
He brought you and all the other Levites near. But now you demand to be priests.
Are you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for them. I am going to bring disaster on all people! Declares Jehovah, But wherever you go I will let you escape with your life.
The chief priests and all the Sanhedrin were looking for false witness against Jesus. They wanted to put him to death.
When the crowd gathered to him, he said: This generation is evil. It seeks a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
You search (investigate) (study) the Scriptures because you think that in them you have everlasting life. These Scriptures testify about me.
They are ignorant of God's righteousness. They seek to establish their own righteousness and have not submitted to the righteousness of God.
What then? Israel has not obtained that which he seeks. The chosen ones have obtained it, and the rest were blinded (rendered stupid) (hardened) (made insensitive).