15 Bible Verses about Seeking For Abstract Things

He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come to him.

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

Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, who have performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest 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 hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

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

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give to thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

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

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

Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

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

What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.