59 Bible Verses about seeking
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But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
And ye shall seek me, and find me when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and ye will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to LORD for it, for in the peace of it ye shall have peace.
My heart said to thee, I have sought thy face. O LORD, I will seek thy face.
God looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any who understood, who seek after God.
Let not one man seek that of himself, but each man that of the other.
but those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
to search for the Lord, if indeed perhaps they might grope for him and find him, although being not far from each one of us.
This is the generation of those who seek after him, who seek thy face, [even] Jacob. Selah.
One thing I have asked of LORD, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of LORD, and to inquire in his temple.
For they all seek the things of themselves, not the things of Christ Jesus.
And he sought to see Jesus, who he was. And he was not able because of the crowd, because his stature was small.
then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. Because however much a man labors to seek it out, yet he shall not find it. Yea moreover, though a wise man thinks to know it, yet he
Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me,
And apart from faith it is impossible to please him. For he who comes to God must believe that he is, and becomes a rewarder of those who search for him.
Abide thou with me. Fear not, for he who seeks my life seeks thy life, for with me thou shall be in safeguard.
If therefore ye were raised with the Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
Seek ye out of the book of LORD, and read. No one of these shall be missing. None shall want her mate. For my mouth, it has commanded, and his Spirit, it has gathered them.
And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east. They shall run to and fro to seek the word of LORD, and shall not find it.
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek LORD shall not want any good thing.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently shall find me.
For do I now trust men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I were still pleasing men I would not be a bondman of Christ.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a man, a merchant, seeking fine pearls.
I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick, but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will feed them in justic
Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, ye seek me not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves and were filled.
Behold, a third time I fare readily to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not the things of you, but you. For the children ought not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places if it, if ye can find a man, if there is any who does justly, who seeks truth, and I will pardon her.
And Jesus having turned, and having seen them following, says to them, What seek ye? And they said to him, Rabbi (which says, being interpreted, Teacher), where do thou dwell?
I was {manifested (LXX/NT)} by those who did not ask {for me (LXX/NT)}. I am found by those who did not seek me. I said, Behold me, behold me, to a nation that was not called by my name.
Topics on Seeking
Advice, Seeking Advice
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise hearkens to counsel.
Crowds Seeking
Luke 4:42And when it became day, having departed, he went to a desolate place. And the multitudes sought him, and they came to him, and were restraining him not depart from them.
Many Seeking Salvation
Matthew 13:17For truly I say to you, that many prophets and righteous men longed to see the things that ye see, and did not see them, and to hear the things that ye hear, and did not hear them.
Not Seeking God
Psalm 14:2LORD looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.
Not Seeking People
Leviticus 19:31Do not turn to those who have familiar spirits, nor to the wizards. Do not seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am LORD your God.
Seeking A Sign
Genesis 24:14And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink. And she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. Let the same be she that thou have appointed for th
Seeking But Not Finding People
Song of Solomon 3:1By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
Seeking Food
Leviticus 25:20And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase,
Seeking For Abstract Things
Proverbs 11:27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.
Seeking For Concrete Things
Leviticus 10:16And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and, behold, it was burnt. And he was angry with Eleazar and with Ithamar, the sons of Aaron who were left, saying,
Seeking God
Acts 17:27to search for the Lord, if indeed perhaps they might grope for him and find him, although being not far from each one of us.
Seeking Honour
Proverbs 25:27It is not good to eat much honey, so [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.
Seeking Life
Luke 17:33Whoever will seek to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose it will keep it alive.
Seeking Signs
Isaiah 7:11Ask thee a sign of LORD thy God, ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
Seeking The Favour Of God
Galatians 1:10For do I now trust men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I were still pleasing men I would not be a bondman of Christ.
Seeking The Welfare
Jeremiah 29:7And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to LORD for it, for in the peace of it ye shall have peace.
Seeking Things Above
Colossians 3:1-2If therefore ye were raised with the Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.
Seeking Water
Psalm 63:1O God, thou are my God. I will earnestly seek thee. My soul thirsts for thee, my flesh longs for thee, in a dry and weary land, where is no water.
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