59 Bible Verses about seeking

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Job 5:8

“But as for me, I would seek God,
And I would place my cause before God;

Psalm 53:2

God has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there is anyone who understands,
Who seeks after God.

John 18:7

Therefore He again asked them, “Whom do you seek?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

Psalm 63:9

But those who seek my life to destroy it,
Will go into the depths of the earth.

Acts 17:27

that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

Psalm 24:6

This is the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah.

Psalm 105:4

Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face continually.

Philippians 2:21

For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

Luke 19:3

Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, and was unable because of the crowd, for he was small in stature.

Ecclesiastes 8:17

and I saw every work of God, I concluded that man cannot discover the work which has been done under the sun. Even though man should seek laboriously, he will not discover; and though the wise man should say, “I know,” he cannot discover.

John 7:34

You will seek Me, and will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.”

1 Samuel 22:23

Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life, for you are safe with me.”

Isaiah 34:16

Seek from the book of the Lord, and read:
Not one of these will be missing;
None will lack its mate.
For His mouth has commanded,
And His Spirit has gathered them.

Amos 8:12

“People will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north even to the east;
They will go to and fro to seek the word of the Lord,
But they will not find it.

Psalm 34:10

The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the Lord shall not be in want of any good thing.

Matthew 13:45

“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls,

John 6:26

Jesus answered 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 filled.

Jeremiah 5:1

“Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
And look now and take note.
And seek in her open squares,
If you can find a man,
If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth,
Then I will pardon her.

John 1:38

And Jesus turned and saw them following, and *said to them, “What do you seek?” They said to Him, “Rabbi (which translated means Teacher), where are You staying?”

Isaiah 65:1

“I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’
To a nation which did not call on My name.

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Crowds Seeking

Luke 4:42

When day came, Jesus left and went to a secluded place; and the crowds were searching for Him, and came to Him and tried to keep Him from going away from them.

Many Seeking Salvation

Matthew 13:17

For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired 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 14:2

The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men
To see if there are any who understand,
Who seek after God.

Seeking A Sign

Genesis 24:14

now may it be that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar so that I may drink,’ and who answers, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels also’—may she be the one whom You have appointed for Your servant Isaac; and by this I will know that You have shown lovingkindness to my master.”

Seeking But Not Finding People

Song of Solomon 3:1

On my bed night after night I sought him
Whom my soul loves;
I sought him but did not find him.

Seeking Christ

Mark 1:37

they found Him, and *said to Him, “Everyone is looking for You.”

Seeking Food

Leviticus 25:20

But if you say, “What are we going to eat on the seventh year if we do not sow or gather in our crops?”

Seeking For Abstract Things

Proverbs 11:27

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

Seeking For Concrete Things

Leviticus 10:16

But Moses searched carefully for the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it had been burned up! So he was angry with Aaron’s surviving sons Eleazar and Ithamar, saying,

Seeking God

Acts 17:27

that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;

Seeking Signs

Isaiah 7:11

“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven.”

Seeking Things Above

Colossians 3:1-2

Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Seeking Water

Psalm 63:1

A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You,
In a dry and weary land where there is no water.

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