22 Bible Verses about Seeking
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You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
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.
Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually!
seek his presence continually!
O God, you are my God;
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you;
my flesh faints for you,
as in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
Delight yourself in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
and delivered me from all my fears.
And those who know your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually!
seek his presence continually!
Seek the Lord while he may be found;
call upon him while he is near.
call upon him while he is near.
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
He who finds a wife finds a good thing
and obtains favor from the Lord.
and obtains favor from the Lord.
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies,
who seek him with their whole heart.
who seek him with their whole heart.
The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
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.
that you may live;
and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you,
as you have said.
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.
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.
O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
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.
And I shall walk in a wide place,
for I have sought your precepts.
for I have sought your precepts.
Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
if you find it, there will be a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
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