Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually. | Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! |
Reflect on the Lord and his strength; seek his face continually. | Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually! |
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Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land who obey his commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; then perhaps you may find shelter on the day of the Lord’s anger. | Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord. |
For the Son of Man has come to seek out and to save what was lost. | For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. |
Shun evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. | Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. |
Seek the Lord while he still may be found; call to him when he is close at hand. | Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. |
When you search for me, you will find me. When you seek me with all your heart. | You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. |
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: If you seek me, you will survive. | For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: “Seek me and live.” |
No one should seek his own advantage in preference to that of his neighbor. | Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. |
Blessed are those who observe his statutes and seek him with their whole heart. | Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart. |
The powerful suffer want and go hungry, but those who seek the Lord want for no good thing. | The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. |
Rather, seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. | But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. |
But if you seek the Lord, your God, and you strive with all your heart and your soul, you will find him there. | But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul. |
Those who revere your name place their trust in you, for you never abandon those who seek you, O Lord. | And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. |
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. | Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. |
Seek good and not evil, so that you may live. Then the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you as you claim he is. | Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said. |
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your precepts. | With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments! |
The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will permit you to find him, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you. | The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you. |
And learn to do good. Pursue justice and rescue the oppressed; listen to the plea of the orphan and defend the widow. | Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause. |
But without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. | And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. |
There is only one thing I ask of the Lord, just one thing I seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, so that I may enjoy the beauty of the Lord and gaze on his temple. | One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple. |
Therefore, I say to you: ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. | And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. |
And if then my people who bear my name humble themselves and pray to me and seek my presence as they turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear them from heaven and forgive their sins and restore their land. | If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. |
I was eager to respond to those who did not consult me. I was anxious to be approached by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am! Here I am!” to a nation that did not summon me. | I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that was not called by my name. |
For: “If anyone wishes to love life and to experience good days, he must restrain his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn away from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it.” | For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.” |