Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,

if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,

Therefore I came forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently shall find me.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to LORD, but such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.

A brother offended [is harder to be won] than a strong city, and [such] contentions are like the bars of a castle.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro by those who seek death.

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but such as keep the law contend with them.

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek LORD understand all things.

A righteous man takes knowledge of the cause of the poor. A wicked man has no [such] understanding to know.

Bloodthirsty men hate him who is perfect, but the upright seek his soul.

Many seek the ruler's favor, but a man's justice [is] from LORD.

Open thy mouth for the mute, in the cause of all such as are left desolate.