'Seeks' in the Bible

And I will bring upon you a sword that seeks vengeance [for the] covenant, and you shall be gathered to your cities; and I will send a plague in your midst, and you shall be given into [the] hand of an enemy.

And if your countryman [is] not near you or you do not know {who he is}, then you shall bring it {to your household}, and it shall be with you {until your countryman seeks after it}, and you shall return it to him.

But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David. And Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill thee; and now, I pray thee, take heed to thyself in the morning, and abide in a secret place and hide thyself;

And David fled from Naioth by Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is mine iniquity, and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeks my life?

Stay with me, and don't be afraid because the one who seeks my life, seeks your life. Indeed, you will be safe with me."

Then David said, "O Yahweh, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.

And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?

Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!'

And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth of my bowels, seeks my life: how much more now a Benjaminite? let him alone and let him curse; for Jehovah has bidden him.

And the king of Israel called all the elders of the land and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeks mischief; for he sent to me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

And it came to pass when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his garments, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeks an occasion against me.

because I was ashamed to ask the king for a contingent of soldiers and cavalry to protect us from enemies we might encounter on the way. After all, we had told the king, "The hand of our God seeks the good of all who seek him, but his power and anger are against everyone who forsakes him."

For the One who seeks an accountingfor bloodshed remembers them;He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

The Lord looks down from heaven on the human raceto see if there is one who is wise,one who seeks God.

This is the generation that seeks him. Those who seek your face are the true seed of Jacob. Interlude

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteousand seeks to kill him;

God looks down from heaven on the human raceto see if there is one who is wise,one who seeks God.

God, arrogant people have attacked me;a gang of ruthless men seeks my life.They have no regard for You.

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

A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

A discerning mind seeks knowledge,but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

He who conceals a transgression seeks love,But he who repeats a matter separates intimate friends.

An evil man seeks only rebellion;a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

He who loves transgression loves strife;He who raises his door seeks destruction.

He who separates himself seeks his own desire,He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,and the ear of the wise seeks it.

The soul of the wicked desires evil [like an addictive substance];His neighbor finds no compassion in his eyes.

He who earnestly seeks righteousness and loyaltyFinds life, righteousness, and honor.

Evil men don't understand justice, but whoever seeks the LORD understands it all.

She seeks out wool and flax, working with eager hands.

That which is has been already and that which will be has already been, for God seeks what has passed by.

which my soul still seeks; but I have not found. One man among a thousand have I found; but I have not found a woman among all those.

Then in the tent of Davida throne will be established by faithful love.A judge who seeks what is rightand is quick to execute justicewill sit on the throne forever.

I long for You in the night;yes, my spirit within me diligently seeks You,for when Your judgments are in the land,the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

To the impoverished person? He prepares an offering wood that won't rot Or to the one who chooses a skilled craftsman and seeks to erect an idol that won't topple?"

Roam through the streets of Jerusalem.Look and take note;search in her squares.If you find one person,any who acts justly,who seeks to be faithful,then I will forgive her.

‘For I will restore health to youAnd I will heal your wounds,’ says the Lord,‘Because they have called you an outcast, saying:“This is Zion; no one seeks her and no one cares for her.”’

ט TetThe Lord is good to those who wait for Him,to the person who seeks Him.

They'll bear the consequences of their guilt, and the prophet will be just as guilty as the one who seeks that prophet's guidance.

As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among his scattered sheep, so I will seek out my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a cloudy, dark day.

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.

He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.

But he, answering, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet.

A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas. And he left them and went away.

For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it will be opened.

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

For the Gentile world eagerly seeks all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

Whoever seeks to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.

But the hour is coming and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for also the Father seeks such as his worshippers.

for no one does anything in secret and himself seeks to be known in public. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world:

The one who speaks for himself seeks his own glory. But He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

The crowd answered and said, Thou hast a demon: who seeks to kill thee?

I do not seek My glory; the One who seeks it also judges.

There is no one who understands;there is no one who seeks God.

What is it then? What Israel seeks for, that he has not obtained; but the election has obtained, and the rest have been blinded,

This is a faithful and trustworthy saying: if any man [eagerly] seeks the office of overseer (bishop, superintendent), he desires an excellent task.

And if any one seeks to injure them--fire comes from their mouths and devours their enemies; and if any one seeks to injure them, he will in this way certainly be killed.