Proverbs 8:17

Bishops' Bible (1568)

I am louing vnto those that loue me: and they that seeke me early, shall finde me.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 14:21 : 21 He that hath my commaundementes, and kepeth them, the same is he that loueth me: And he that loueth me, shalbe loued of my father, and I wyll loue him, and wyll shew myne owne selfe to hym.
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Wherefore the Lorde God of Israel saith: I sayde, that thy house and the house of thy father should walke before me for euer: But nowe the Lorde saith, That be farre fro me: For them that worship me, I wyll worship, and they that despise me, shall come to shame.
  • Ps 91:14 : 14 Because he hath set greatly his loue vpon me, therfore wyll I deliuer hym: I wyll set hym vp out of all daunger, because he hath knowen my name.
  • John 14:23 : 23 Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto hym: If a man loue me, he wyll kepe my sayinges: and my father wyll loue hym, and we wyll come vnto hym, and dwell with hym.
  • Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lacke wisdome, let him aske of God, that geueth to all men indifferentlie, and casteth no man in the teeth: and it shalbe geuen hym.
  • 1 John 4:19 : 19 We loue hym, for he loued vs first.
  • Isa 55:6 : 6 Seke the Lorde whyle he may be founde, and call vpon hym whyle he is nye.
  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But rather, seke ye first the kyngdome of God, and his ryghteousnesse, and all these thynges shalbe ministred vnto you.
  • Matt 7:7-8 : 7 Aske, and it shalbe geuen you: seke, and ye shall fynde: knocke, and it shalbe opened vnto you. 8 For he that asketh, receaueth: and he that seketh, fyndeth: and to hym that knocketh, it shalbe opened.
  • John 16:27 : 27 For the father hym selfe loueth you, because ye haue loued me, and haue beleued that I came out from God.
  • Isa 45:19 : 19 I haue not spoken secretly, neither in darke places of the earth: I sayde not in vayne to the seede of Iacob, seeke me: I am the Lorde, whiche when I speake, do declare the thing that is righteous and true.
  • Mark 10:14 : 14 But when Iesus sawe it, he was sore displeased, and sayde vnto them: Suffer the young children to come vnto me, forbyd them not: For of such, is the kyngdome of God.
  • Prov 1:28 : 28 Then shall they call vpon me, but I wyll not aunswere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me:
  • Eccl 12:1 : 1 Remember thy maker the sooner in thy youth, or euer the dayes of aduersitie come, and or the yeres drawe nye when thou shalt say, I haue not pleasure in them:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 8:34-36
    3 verses
    81%

    34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching dayly at my gates, and geuing attendaunce at the postes of my doores.

    35For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the Lorde.

    36But whoso offendeth against me, hurteth his owne soule: and they that hate me, are the louers of death.

  • Prov 8:18
    80%

    18Riches and honour are with me, yea durable riches and righteousnes.

  • Prov 8:20-22
    3 verses
    76%

    20I wyll guyde thee in the way of righteousnes, and in the midst of the pathes of iudgement:

    21That I maye stablishe the inhetaunce of them that loue me, and encrease their treasure.

    22The Lorde him selfe had me in possession in the beginning of his wayes, or euer he began his workes aforetime.

  • Prov 8:12-16
    5 verses
    75%

    12I wysdome dwell with counsell, and finde out knowledge and vnderstanding.

    13The feare of the Lorde abhorreth wickednes, pryde, disdayne, and the euil way, and a mouth that speaketh wicked thinges I vtterly abhorre.

    14Counsell is mine, and direction, I am vnderstanding, and I haue strength.

    15Through me kinges raigne, and princes make iust lawes.

    16By me princes beare rule, and noble men do iudge the earth.

  • Prov 1:28
    73%

    28Then shall they call vpon me, but I wyll not aunswere: they shall seeke me early, but they shall not finde me:

  • Jer 29:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12Ye shall crye vnto me, ye shall go and call vpon me, and I wyll heare you.

    13Ye shall seke me and fynde me, yea yf so be that you seke me with your whole heart.

  • Prov 7:15
    72%

    15Therefore came I foorth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face, and so haue I founde thee.

  • Prov 2:4-5
    2 verses
    72%

    4If thou seekest for her as for siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures:

    5Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lorde, and finde the knowledge of God.

  • Prov 19:8
    71%

    8He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.

  • Prov 8:31-32
    2 verses
    71%

    31As for the rounde compasse of this worlde I make it ioyfull: for my delite is to be among the chyldren of men.

    32Therefore hearken vnto me: O ye chyldren, blessed are they that kepe my wayes.

  • Ps 119:10
    70%

    10I haue sought thee with my whole heart: suffer me not to swarue from thy commaundementes.

  • Song 3:1-3
    3 verses
    70%

    1By night in my bed I sought hym whom my soule loueth: yea diligently sought I him, but I found him not.

    2I will get vp thought & go about the citie, in the wayes in all the streates wyll I seeke hym whom my soule loueth: but when I sought him I founde him not.

    3The watchmen also that go about the citie, founde me to whom I sayde Sawe ye not hym whom my soule loueth?

  • Ps 119:2
    70%

    2Blessed are they that kepe his testimonies: they seke hym with their whole heart.

  • Prov 3:13
    69%

    13Well is hym that findeth wysdome, and getteth vnderstandyng:

  • Prov 21:21
    69%

    21Who so foloweth righteousnesse and mercy, findeth both life, righteousnesse, and honour.

  • Ps 119:47
    69%

    47And my delyght shalbe in thy commaundementes: which I haue loued.

  • John 14:21
    69%

    21He that hath my commaundementes, and kepeth them, the same is he that loueth me: And he that loueth me, shalbe loued of my father, and I wyll loue him, and wyll shew myne owne selfe to hym.

  • Ps 27:8
    69%

    8My heart hath sayde vnto thee according to this thy commaundement seeke ye my face: thy face O God wyll I seeke.

  • Ps 119:127
    69%

    127Therfore I loue thy commaundementes: aboue golde and precious stone.

  • Isa 65:1
    68%

    1They seeke me, that hitherto haue not asked for me, they finde me, that hitherto haue not sought me: I haue saide, I am here, I am here, I am founde of a people that neuer called vpon my name.

  • Deut 4:29
    68%

    29If from thence thou shalt seke the Lorde thy God, thou shalt finde hym, if thou seke hym with all thy heart, and with all thy soule.

  • Prov 11:27
    68%

    27He that searcheth for good thynges fyndeth fauour: but who so seketh after mischiefe, it shall happen vnto hym.

  • Isa 58:2
    68%

    2For they seeke me dayly, and wyll knowe my wayes, euen as it were a people that dyd right, and had not forsaken the statutes of their God: they aske of me concerning right iudgement, and wyll be nye vnto God.

  • Eccl 7:24-25
    2 verses
    68%

    24yea and so deepe, that I might not reache vnto her.

    25I applied my minde also vnto knowledge, and to seeke and searche out science, wysdome, and vnderstanding, to knowe the foolishnesse of the vngodly, and the errour of doting fooles.

  • Prov 8:9
    68%

    9They are all playne to suche as wyll vnderstande, and right to them that finde knowledge.

  • 1 Chr 28:9
    67%

    9And thou Solomon my sonne, knowe thou the God of thy father, and serue him with a pure heart and with a wyllyng minde: For the Lord searcheth al heartes, and vnderstandeth all the immaginations of thoughtes: And if thou seeke him, he wyll be founde of thee: but if thou forsake him, he wyll cast thee of for euer.

  • Isa 55:6
    67%

    6Seke the Lorde whyle he may be founde, and call vpon hym whyle he is nye.

  • Prov 4:6
    67%

    6Forsake her not, and she shall preserue thee, loue her, and she shall kepe thee.

  • Ps 18:1
    67%

    1To the chiefe musition the seruaunt of God, and of Dauid who spake vnto God the wordes of this song in the day that God deliuered him from the hande of all his enemies, and from the hande of Saul: And he sayde. I wyll entirely loue thee O God my strength,

  • Prov 3:18
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    18She is a tree of lyfe to them that lay holde vpon her: and blessed is he that kepeth her fast.

  • Jer 17:10
    67%

    10Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the heart, & trye the raynes, and rewarde euery man accordyng to his wayes, and accordyng to the fruite of his workes.

  • Prov 18:22
    67%

    22Who so findeth a wyfe, findeth a good thing, and receaueth fauour of the Lorde.

  • Isa 26:9
    67%

    9My soule hath longed for thee all the night, and with my spirite whiche is within me wyll I seeke thee early in the morning: For when thy iudgementes are in the earth, the inhabiters of the worlde shall learne righteousnesse.

  • Ps 119:159
    67%

    159Beholde howe I loue thy commaundementes: quicken me O God accordyng to thy louyng kindnesse.

  • Prov 22:1
    67%

    1A good name is more to be desired then great riches: and louing fauour is better then siluer and golde.