23 Bible Verses about Seeking Life

Whoever will seek to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose it will keep it alive.

And LORD God said, Behold, the man has become as one of us--to know good and evil--and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever--

So he drove out the man. And he placed at the east of the garden of Eden the Cherubim, and the flame of a sword which turned every way, to guard the way of the tree of life.

See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil,

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore choose life, that thou may live, thou and thy seed,

What man is he who desires life, and loves [many] days, that he may see good?

For he who wants to love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips not to speak deceit.

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

For thus says LORD to the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and ye shall live.

Seek LORD, and ye shall live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.

Let Reuben live, and not die, nor let his men be few.

Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favor in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request.

And Satan answered LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has he will give for his life.

And the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine [and went] into the palace garden. And Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen, for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.

And thou shall not only show me the loving kindness of LORD, while I yet live, that I not die,

And behold one man having come to him, said, Good teacher, what good thing should I do so that I may have eternal life?

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up testing him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, would I inherit eternal life?

And as he was going forth on the way, one man having ran to him, and having knelt to him, questioned him, Good teacher, what should I do that I may inherit eternal life?

And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, Good teacher, having done what, will I inherit eternal life?

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life for which thou are called, and confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

storing up for themselves a good foundation for that which is coming, so that they may take hold of the eternal life.

to those who indeed seek by perseverance of good work, glory and esteem and immortality--eternal life--

How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.