Amos 8:12
People will stagger from sea to sea, and from the north around to the east. They will wander about looking for a revelation from the Lord, but they will not find any.
Proverbs 14:6
The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none, but understanding is easy for a discerning person.
Ezekiel 20:3
"Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them: 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: Are you coming to seek me? As surely as I live, I will not allow you to seek me, declares the sovereign Lord.'
Ezekiel 20:31
When you present your sacrifices -- when you make your sons pass through the fire -- you defile yourselves with all your idols to this very day. Will I allow you to seek me, O house of Israel? As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, I will not allow you to seek me!
Daniel 12:4
"But you, Daniel, close up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will dash about, and knowledge will increase."
Matthew 11:25-27
At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.
Matthew 12:30
Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.
Matthew 24:23-26
Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe him.
Romans 9:31-33
but Israel even though pursuing a law of righteousness did not attain it.
Romans 11:7-10
What then? Israel failed to obtain what it was diligently seeking, but the elect obtained it. The rest were hardened,
2 Timothy 3:6-7
For some of these insinuate themselves into households and captivate weak women who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.