Concordance

“Seek” in the Bible

280 verses contain “seek” (including word forms) in the Berean Standard Bible — the first 150 are listed below.

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Exodus 2:15 When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
Exodus 4:19 Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, for all the men who sought to kill you are dead.”
Exodus 32:11 But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power…
Leviticus 19:18 Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:31 You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
Numbers 10:33 …of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for…
Numbers 16:10 He has brought you near, you and all your fellow Levites, but you are seeking the priesthood as well.
Numbers 27:21 He shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who will seek counsel for him before the LORD by the judgment of the Urim. At his command, he and all the Israelites with…
Deuteronomy 1:33 who went before you on the journey, in the fire by night and in the cloud by day, to seek out a place for you to camp and to show you the road to travel.
Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Deuteronomy 12:5 Instead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
Deuteronomy 22:2 …the animal home to remain with you until your brother comes seeking it; then you can return it to…
Deuteronomy 23:6 You are not to seek peace or prosperity from them as long as you live.
Joshua 9:14 Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.
Judges 4:22 …and said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man you are seeking.” So he went in with her, and there lay Sisera dead, with a tent peg through his…
Judges 14:4 …her and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over…
Ruth 3:1 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?
1 Samuel 7:2 And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mourned and sought after the LORD.
1 Samuel 10:2 … border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about…
1 Samuel 13:12 I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
1 Samuel 13:14 But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the…
1 Samuel 16:16 Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and…
1 Samuel 22:23 Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks your life is seeking mine as well. You will be safe with me.”
1 Samuel 23:25 and Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he…
1 Samuel 25:26 …yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like…
1 Samuel 25:29 And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling…
2 Samuel 3:17 Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.
2 Samuel 4:8 …Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his…
2 Samuel 16:11 … his servants, “Behold, my own son, my own flesh and blood, seeks my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse me, for the LORD has…
2 Samuel 17:3 and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”
2 Samuel 20:18 Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.
2 Samuel 21:1 …id there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family,…
2 Samuel 21:2 …erning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill…
1 Kings 10:24 The whole world sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
1 Kings 11:40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.
1 Kings 12:28 After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you…
1 Kings 19:10 …ophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as…
1 Kings 19:14 …ophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as…
2 Kings 5:7 …n expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with…
2 Kings 6:19 And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.
2 Kings 13:4 Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel.
2 Kings 16:15 …fferings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek…
1 Chronicles 16:10 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
1 Chronicles 22:19 Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Get started building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and…
1 Chronicles 28:8 …sembly of the LORD, and in the hearing of our God, keep and seek out all the commandments of the LORD your God, so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an…
1 Chronicles 28:9 …y heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you…
2 Chronicles 7:14 …le 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, forgive their sin, and heal their…
2 Chronicles 9:23 All the kings of the earth sought an audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom that God had put in his heart.
2 Chronicles 11:16 Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
2 Chronicles 11:23 … the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for…
2 Chronicles 12:14 And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
2 Chronicles 14:4 He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
2 Chronicles 14:7 …with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and…
2 Chronicles 15:2 …enjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake…
2 Chronicles 15:4 But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
2 Chronicles 15:12 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
2 Chronicles 15:13 And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
2 Chronicles 15:15 … oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every…
2 Chronicles 16:12 …ame increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the…
2 Chronicles 17:3 Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,
2 Chronicles 17:4 but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.
2 Chronicles 19:3 However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
2 Chronicles 20:3 Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.
2 Chronicles 20:4 So the people of Judah gathered to seek the LORD, and indeed, they came from all the cities of Judah to seek Him.
2 Chronicles 22:9 …him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule…
2 Chronicles 25:15 …Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your…
2 Chronicles 25:20 But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.
2 Chronicles 26:5 He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.
2 Chronicles 30:19 who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
2 Chronicles 31:21 He was diligent in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.
2 Chronicles 33:12 And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
2 Chronicles 34:3 …ear of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high…
Ezra 4:2 …ilies, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us…
Ezra 6:21 …emselves from the uncleanness of the peoples of the land to seek the LORD, the God of…
Ezra 8:22 …e had told him, “The hand of our God is gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who forsake…
Ezra 9:12 … to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it…
Nehemiah 2:10 …t this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the…
Nehemiah 12:27 …t the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from all their homes and brought to Jerusalem to celebrate the joyous dedication with thanksgiving…
Esther 3:6 …d the notion of laying hands on Mordecai alone. Instead, he sought to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout the kingdom of…
Esther 9:2 …xes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all…
Esther 10:3 …nent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his…
Job 7:21 Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
Job 8:5 But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,
Job 10:6 that You should seek my iniquity and search out my sin—
Job 20:10 His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
Psalms 4:2 How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
Psalms 9:10 Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Psalms 10:4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
Psalms 14:2 The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
Psalms 17:7 Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
Psalms 22:26 The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!
Psalms 24:6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah
Psalms 27:4 … the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His…
Psalms 27:8 My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.
Psalms 34:4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.
Psalms 34:10 Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
Psalms 34:14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Psalms 35:4 May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.
Psalms 37:32 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Psalms 38:12 Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
Psalms 40:14 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Psalms 40:16 May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “The LORD be magnified!”
Psalms 45:12 The Daughter of Tyre will come with a gift; men of wealth will seek your favor.
Psalms 53:2 God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.
Psalms 54:3 For strangers rise up against me, and ruthless men seek my life— men with no regard for God. Selah
Psalms 63:1 O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
Psalms 63:9 But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.
Psalms 69:6 May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.
Psalms 69:32 The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!
Psalms 70:2 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Psalms 70:4 May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love Your salvation always say, “Let God be magnified!”
Psalms 71:13 May the accusers of my soul be ashamed and consumed; may those who seek my harm be covered with scorn and disgrace.
Psalms 71:24 My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
Psalms 77:2 In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.
Psalms 78:34 When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
Psalms 83:16 Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD.
Psalms 86:14 The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.
Psalms 104:21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
Psalms 105:3 Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
Psalms 105:4 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
Psalms 109:10 May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
Psalms 119:2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
Psalms 119:10 With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
Psalms 119:45 And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.
Psalms 119:58 I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
Psalms 119:94 I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.
Psalms 119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
Psalms 119:176 I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
Psalms 122:9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your prosperity.
Psalms 141:8 But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
Proverbs 1:28 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
Proverbs 2:4 if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
Proverbs 7:15 So I came out to meet you; I sought you, and I have found you.
Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
Proverbs 11:27 He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
Proverbs 14:6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
Proverbs 15:14 A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Proverbs 17:11 An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Proverbs 18:15 The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.
Proverbs 19:6 Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.
Proverbs 28:5 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
Proverbs 29:26 Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
Ecclesiastes 1:13 And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
Ecclesiastes 2:3 I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the…
Ecclesiastes 7:29 Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Song of Solomon 3:1 On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
Song of Solomon 3:2 I will arise now and go about the city, through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him.
Song of Solomon 5:6 I opened for my beloved, but he had turned and gone. My heart sank at his departure. I sought him, but did not find him. I called, but he did not answer.
Song of Solomon 6:1 Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.

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