15 Bible Verses about Seeking For Abstract Things

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you say.

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD's anger.

If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures:

I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.

Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;

The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

and that he has brought you near, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? and do you seek the priesthood also?

Do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for, behold, I will bring disaster on all flesh, says the LORD; but your life will I give to you for a reward in all places where you go."'"

From that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

Now the chief priests and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus so they could put him to death;

When the crowds were gathering together to him, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.

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

What then? That which Israel seeks for, that he did not obtain, but the chosen ones obtained it, and the rest were hardened.