Proverbs 8:17

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I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.

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  • John 14:21 : 21 The one who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: I certainly said that your house and your father’s house would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For those who honor Me I will honor, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
  • Ps 91:14 : 14 "Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he knows My name.
  • John 14:23 : 23 Jesus answered, 'If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.'
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without rebuke, and it will be given to him.
  • 1 John 4:19 : 19 We love because He first loved us.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
  • Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks, it will be opened.
  • John 16:27 : 27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.
  • Isa 45:19 : 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD, speak the truth and declare what is right.
  • Mark 10:14 : 14 When Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the little children come to me; do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.'
  • Prov 1:28 : 28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me.
  • Eccl 12:1 : 1 Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of adversity come and the years arrive when you say, 'I find no pleasure in them.'

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  • Prov 8:34-36
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    34Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the doorposts of my entrances.

    35For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD.

    36But whoever sins against me wrongs his own soul; all who hate me love death.

  • Prov 8:18
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    18Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.

  • Prov 8:20-22
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    20I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice.

    21Granting an inheritance to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.

    22The LORD created me at the beginning of His work, the first of His acts of old.

  • Prov 8:12-16
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    12I, wisdom, dwell with prudence, and I possess knowledge and discretion.

    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.

    14Counsel and wisdom belong to me; I have understanding and strength.

    15By me kings reign, and rulers enact just decrees.

    16By me princes govern, and nobles—all who judge rightly.

  • Prov 1:28
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    28Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me.

  • Jer 29:12-13
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    12Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

    13You will seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.

  • Prov 7:15
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    15'So I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you.'

  • Prov 2:4-5
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    4if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures,

    5then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8The one who acquires wisdom loves life, and the one who cherishes understanding will prosper.

  • Prov 8:31-32
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    31Rejoicing in His whole world and delighting in the sons of men.

    32Now then, my children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.

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    10With all my heart I seek You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

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    1On my bed at night, I sought the one my soul loves; I sought him, but I did not find him.

    2I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and the squares; I will seek the one my soul loves. I sought him, but I did not find him.

    3The watchmen who patrol the city found me. "Have you seen the one my soul loves?"

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    2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with all their heart.

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    13Blessed is the one who finds wisdom and the one who obtains understanding.

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    21One who pursues righteousness and love finds life, righteousness, and honor.

  • Ps 119:47
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    47I delight in Your commandments, which I love.

  • John 14:21
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    21The one who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal myself to him.

  • Ps 27:8
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    8My heart says about You, 'Seek His face.' Lord, I will seek Your face.

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    127Therefore, I love Your commandments more than gold, even pure gold.

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    29But from there, you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.

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    9And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him with wholehearted devotion and a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

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    6Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.

  • Prov 4:6
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    6Do not abandon her, and she will guard you; love her, and she will protect you.

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    1To the director, a song of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

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    22He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.

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    9My soul yearns for You in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks You. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

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    159Consider how I love Your precepts, LORD; in Your lovingkindness give me life.

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    1A good name is more desirable than great wealth; being esteemed is better than silver or gold.