59 Bible Verses about seeking
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But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.
Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you.
And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be exiled, and pray to Jehovah for it. For in its peace you shall have peace.
Truly, I would seek to God, and to God I would put my plea,
God looked down from Heaven on the sons of mankind to see if any was discerning, who was seeking God.
But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the depths of the earth.
to seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel after Him and find Him, though indeed He is not far from each one of us.
This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah.
One thing I have desired from Jehovah, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to pray in His temple.
Seek Jehovah and His strength; seek His face evermore.
For all seek their own, not the things which are of Jesus Christ.
And he sought to see Jesus, to see who He was. And he could not because of the press, because he was little in stature.
Then I looked at all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun; because though a man labors to seek it out, yet he shall not find it. Yea, further, though a wise one speaks of knowing, yet he shall not be able to find it.
Then they shall call upon me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me;
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Stay with me, and do not fear. For he who seeks my life seeks your life. But you shall be in safekeeping with me.
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.
Seek out of the book of Jehovah, and read; not one of these shall fail, none shall lack its mate; for My mouth has commanded, and His Spirit 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 Jehovah, and shall not find it.
The young lions lack, and suffer hunger; but those who seek Jehovah shall not lack any good thing.
For now do I persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Again, the kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls;
I will seek the lost, and bring again those driven away, and will bind up the broken, and will strengthen the sick. But I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
Jesus answered them and said, Truly, truly, I say to you, You seek Me not because you saw the miracles, but because you ate the loaves and were filled.
Behold, a third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not burden you, for I do not seek your things, but you. For the children ought not to lay up treasure for the parents, but the parents for the children.
Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in her open places, if you can find a man, if there is one who does justice, who seeks the truth; and I will pardon her.
Then Jesus turned and saw them following and said to them, What do you seek? They said to Him, Rabbi (which is called, being translated, Teacher), where do you live?
I am sought by those who asked not for Me; I am found by those who did not seek Me. I said, Behold Me, behold Me, to a nation not calling on My name.
Topics on Seeking
Advice, Seeking Advice
Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to advice is wise.
Crowds Seeking
Luke 4:42And day coming on, going out, He went into a deserted place. And the crowds looked for Him and came to Him, and held Him fast, not to pass away from them.
Many Seeking Salvation
Matthew 13:17For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear what you hear, and have not heard them.
Not Seeking God
Psalm 14:2Jehovah looked down from Heaven on the sons of men, to see if there were any who understood and sought God.
Not Seeking People
Leviticus 19:31You shall not turn to mediums, and you shall not seek to spirit-knowers to be defiled by them. I am Jehovah your God.
Seeking A Sign
Genesis 24:14And let it be that the young woman to whom I shall say, Let down your pitcher, please, so that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give your camels drink also. Let her be the one that You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. And by it I shall know that You have shown kindness to my master.
Seeking But Not Finding People
Song of Solomon 3:1By night on my bed I sought Him whom my soul loved; I sought Him, but I did not find Him.
Seeking Food
Leviticus 25:20And if you 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 carefully seeks good gets favor; but he who seeks mischief, it shall come to him.
Seeking For Concrete Things
Leviticus 10:16And Moses carefully looked for the goat of the sin offering. And behold, it was burned! And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron left alive, saying,
Seeking God
Acts 17:27to seek the Lord, if perhaps they might feel after Him and find Him, though indeed He is not far from each one of us.
Seeking Honour
Proverbs 25:27It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Seeking Life
Luke 17:33Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it, and whoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.
Seeking Signs
Isaiah 7:11Ask a sign of Jehovah your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
Seeking The Favour Of God
Galatians 1:10For now do I persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Seeking The Welfare
Jeremiah 29:7And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be exiled, and pray to Jehovah for it. For in its peace you shall have peace.
Seeking Things Above
Colossians 3:1-2If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God.
Seeking Water
Psalm 63:1A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I will seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;