Proverbs 8:17
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
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Referenced Verses
- John 14:21 : 21 ‹He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.›
- 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
- Ps 91:14 : 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
- John 14:23 : 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, ‹If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.›
- Jas 1:5 : 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
- 1 John 4:19 : 19 We love him, because he first loved us.
- Isa 55:6 : 6 ¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
- Matt 6:33 : 33 ‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›
- Matt 7:7-8 : 7 ¶ ‹Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:› 8 ‹For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.›
- John 16:27 : 27 ‹For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.›
- Isa 45:19 : 19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
- Mark 10:14 : 14 But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said unto them, ‹Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.›
- Prov 1:28 : 28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
- Eccl 12:1 : 1 ¶ Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Prov 8:34-363 verses81%
34 Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
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18 Riches and honour [are] with me; [yea], durable riches and righteousness.
- Prov 8:20-223 verses76%
20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22 ¶ The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
- Prov 8:12-165 verses75%
12 ¶ I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
14 Counsel [is] mine, and sound wisdom: I [am] understanding; I have strength.
15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles, [even] all the judges of the earth.
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28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
- Jer 29:12-132 verses73%
12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
13 And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
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15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
- Prov 2:4-52 verses72%
4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as [for] hid treasures;
5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.
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8 ¶ He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
- Prov 8:31-322 verses71%
31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights [were] with the sons of men.
32 ¶ Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed [are they that] keep my ways.
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10 ¶ With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
- Song 3:1-33 verses70%
1 ¶ By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: [to whom I said], Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
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2 Blessed [are] they that keep his testimonies, [and that] seek him with the whole heart.
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13 ¶ Happy [is] the man [that] findeth wisdom, and the man [that] getteth understanding.
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21 ¶ He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
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47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
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21 ‹He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.›
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8 [When thou saidst], Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
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127 ¶ Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
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1 ¶ I am sought of [them that] asked not [for me]; I am found of [them that] sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation [that] was not called by my name.
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29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find [him], if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
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27 ¶ He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
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2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
- Eccl 7:24-252 verses68%
24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason [of things], and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness [and] madness:
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9 They [are] all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
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9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
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6 ¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
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6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee.
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1 ¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
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18 She [is] a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy [is every one] that retaineth her.
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10 I the LORD search the heart, [I] try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, [and] according to the fruit of his doings.
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22 ¶ [Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
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9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
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159 ¶ Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
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1 ¶ A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold.