Job 11:13

“If you direct your heart [on the right path]
And stretch out your hands to Him,

1 Samuel 7:3

Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth (pagan goddesses) from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him only; and He will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”

Psalm 78:8

And not be like their fathers—
A stubborn and rebellious generation,
A generation that did not prepare its heart to know and follow God,
And whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Psalm 88:9

My eye grows dim with sorrow.
O Lord, I have called on You every day;
I have spread out my hands to You [in prayer].

Psalm 143:6

I reach out my hands to You;
My throat thirsts for You, as a parched land [thirsts for water]. Selah.

2 Chronicles 12:14

He did evil because he did not set his heart to seek and worship and honor the Lord.

2 Chronicles 19:3

But there are some good things found in you, for you have removed the Asherim (idols) from the land and you have set your heart to seek God [with all your soul’s desire].”

Job 5:8

“As for me, I would seek God and inquire of Him,
And I would commit my cause to God;

Job 8:5-6

“If you would [diligently] seek God
And implore the compassion and favor of the Almighty,

Job 22:21-22

“Now yield and submit yourself to Him [agree with God and be conformed to His will] and be at peace;
In this way [you will prosper and great] good will come to you.

Psalm 68:31

Princes and envoys shall come from Egypt;
Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands [with the offerings of submission] to God.

Luke 12:47

And that servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip],

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