59 Bible Verses about seeking
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But seek first his kingdom and righteousness, and all these [things] will be added to you.
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened for you.
And seek the prosperity of the city where I have deported you, and pray on behalf of it to Yahweh, for in its prosperity you will have prosperity.'
"But I myself will seek God, and to God I would commit my cause.
God looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who seeks God.
But as for them [who] seek my life for ruin, they will go into the depths of the earth.
to search for God, if perhaps indeed they might feel around for him and find [him]. And indeed he is not far away from each one of us,
Such [is the] sort of those who seek him, those who seek your face, even Jacob. Selah
One [thing] I have asked from Yahweh; it I will seek: [that] I may dwell in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Yahweh, and to consider his temple.
Make supplication to Yahweh and his might; seek his face continually.
For they all seek {their own interests}, not those of Jesus Christ.
And he was seeking to see Jesus--who he was--and he was not able to as a result of the crowd, because he was short in stature.
Then I saw all the work of God--man [is] not able to discover the work that is done under the sun. Although man may toil in seeking, he cannot find it. Even if a wise man claims [that he] knows it, he cannot find it.
then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me.
Now without faith [it is] impossible to please [him], for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and is a rewarder of those who seek him.
Stay with me! Do not fear, because he who seeks my life seeks your life. You are in good care with me."
Therefore, if you have been raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Seek from the book of Yahweh and {read}; none of these shall be missing; none shall miss her mate. For my mouth {is the one that} has commanded, and his spirit {is the one that} has gathered them.
And they will wander from sea to sea and from [the] north and to [the] east. They will roam about to seek the word of Yahweh, but they will not find [it]!
[The] young lions are in want and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.
For am I now making an appeal to people or [to] God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
"Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls.
"I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the scattered, and I will bind [up] the one hurt, and I will strengthen the sick; and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed her with justice."
Jesus replied to them and said, "Truly, truly I say to you, you seek me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were satisfied!
Behold, this third [time] I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden [to you]. For I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
"Roam about through the streets of Jerusalem, and look please, and take note, and search at its public squares, if you can find a person [who] does justice, [who] seeks honesty, so that I may forgive it.
And Jesus, turning around and seeing them following [him], said to them, "What do you seek?" And they said to him, "Rabbi" (which means [when] translated "Teacher"), "where are you staying?"
"I let myself be sought by [those who] did not ask; I let myself be found by [those who] did not seek me. I said, 'Here I am; here I am!' to a nation [that] did not call on my name;
Topics on Seeking
Advice, Seeking Advice
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is upright in his [own] eyes, but he who listens to advice [is] wise.
Crowds Seeking
Luke 4:42And [when it] was day, he departed [and] went to an isolated place. And the crowds were seeking him, and came to him and were trying to prevent him from departing from them.
Many Seeking Salvation
Matthew 13:17For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous [people] longed to see what you see, and did not see [it], and to hear what you hear, and did not hear [it]!
Not Seeking God
Psalm 14:2Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God.
Not Seeking People
Leviticus 19:31" 'You shall not turn to the mediums and to the soothsayers; you shall not seek [them] to become unclean with them; I [am] Yahweh your God.
Seeking A Sign
Genesis 24:14And let it be [that] the girl to whom I shall say, 'Please, offer your jar that I may drink' and [who] says, 'Drink--and I will also water your camels,' she [is the one] you have chosen for your servant, for Isaac. By her I will know that you have shown loyal love to my master."
Seeking But Not Finding People
Song of Solomon 3:1On my bed in the night, I sought him whom my {heart} loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.
Seeking Christ
Mark 1:37And they found him and said to him, "Everyone is looking for you!"
Seeking Food
Leviticus 25:20And if you should say, "What shall we eat in the seventh year, {if} we do not sow and we do not gather its yield?"
Seeking For Abstract Things
Proverbs 11:27He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
Seeking For Concrete Things
Leviticus 10:16Then Moses sought all over [for] the goat of the sin offering and behold, it was burned up. So he was angry with Aaron's remaining sons Eleazar and Ithamar, saying,
Seeking God
Acts 17:27to search for God, if perhaps indeed they might feel around for him and find [him]. And indeed he is not far away from each one of us,
Seeking Honour
Proverbs 25:27To eat much honey is not good, nor [is] seeking one's honor honorable.
Seeking Life
Luke 17:33Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses [it] will keep it.
Seeking Signs
Isaiah 7:11"Ask for a sign for yourself from Yahweh God; make [it] deep [as] Sheol or make [it] high as above."
Seeking The Favour Of God
Galatians 1:10For am I now making an appeal to people or [to] God? Or am I seeking to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.
Seeking The Welfare
Jeremiah 29:7And seek the prosperity of the city where I have deported you, and pray on behalf of it to Yahweh, for in its prosperity you will have prosperity.'
Seeking Things Above
Colossians 3:1-2Therefore, if you have been raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Seeking Water
Psalm 63:1O God, you [are] my God; I will seek you diligently. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you [as] in a dry and weary land without water.