Parallel Verses
- New Living Translation - “And Solomon, my son, learn to know the God of your ancestors intimately. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
- 新标点和合本 - “我儿所罗门哪，你当认识耶和华你父的 神，诚心乐意地侍奉他；因为他鉴察众人的心，知道一切心思意念。你若寻求他，他必使你寻见；你若离弃他，他必永远丢弃你。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - “我儿所罗门哪，你当认识耶和华—你父的上帝，全心乐意地事奉他，因为耶和华鉴察众人的心，知道一切心思意念。你若寻求他，他必使你寻见；你若离弃他，他必永远丢弃你。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - “我儿所罗门哪，你当认识耶和华—你父的 神，全心乐意地事奉他，因为耶和华鉴察众人的心，知道一切心思意念。你若寻求他，他必使你寻见；你若离弃他，他必永远丢弃你。
- 当代译本 - “我儿所罗门啊，你要认识你父亲的上帝耶和华，诚心乐意地事奉祂，因为祂洞察人心，知道人一切的心思意念。倘若你寻求祂，祂必让你寻见；倘若你背弃祂，祂必永远丢弃你。
- 圣经新译本 - “至于你，我儿所罗门哪，你要认识耶和华你父亲的 神，一心乐意事奉他，因为耶和华鉴察万人的心，知道人的一切心思意念。你若是寻求他，就必寻见；你若是离弃他，他必永远丢弃你。
- 中文标准译本 - “至于你，我儿所罗门哪，当认识你父亲的神，要以完全的心、乐意的灵服事他，因为耶和华鉴察所有人的心，洞察人的每个意念动机。如果你寻求他，他必让你寻见；如果你离弃他，他必永远抛弃你。
- 现代标点和合本 - “我儿所罗门哪，你当认识耶和华你父的神，诚心乐意地侍奉他，因为他鉴察众人的心，知道一切心思意念。你若寻求他，他必使你寻见；你若离弃他，他必永远丢弃你。
- 和合本（拼音版） - “我儿所罗门哪，你当认识耶和华你父的上帝，诚心乐意地侍奉他；因为他鉴察众人的心，知道一切心思意念。你若寻求他，他必使你寻见；你若离弃他，他必永远丢弃你。
- New International Version - “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
- New International Reader's Version - “My son Solomon, always remember the God of your father. Serve him with all your heart. Do it with a mind that wants to obey him. The Lord looks deep down inside every heart. He understands every desire and every thought. If you look to him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will turn his back on you forever.
- English Standard Version - “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- The Message - “And you, Solomon my son, get to know well your father’s God; serve him with a whole heart and eager mind, for God examines every heart and sees through every motive. If you seek him, he’ll make sure you find him, but if you abandon him, he’ll leave you for good. Look sharp now! God has chosen you to build his holy house. Be brave, determined! And do it!”
- Christian Standard Bible - “As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you forever.
- New American Standard Bible - “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- New King James Version - “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
- Amplified Bible - “As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and minds, and understands every intent and inclination of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] He will let you find Him; but if you abandon (turn away from) Him, He will reject you forever.
- American Standard Version - 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 Jehovah 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.
- King James Version - 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.
- New English Translation - “And you, Solomon my son, obey the God of your father and serve him with a submissive attitude and a willing spirit, for the Lord examines all minds and understands every motive of one’s thoughts. If you seek him, he will let you find him, but if you abandon him, he will reject you permanently.
- World English Bible - You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- 新標點和合本 - 「我兒所羅門哪，你當認識耶和華－你父的神，誠心樂意地事奉他；因為他鑒察眾人的心，知道一切心思意念。你若尋求他，他必使你尋見；你若離棄他，他必永遠丟棄你。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 「我兒所羅門哪，你當認識耶和華－你父的上帝，全心樂意地事奉他，因為耶和華鑒察眾人的心，知道一切心思意念。你若尋求他，他必使你尋見；你若離棄他，他必永遠丟棄你。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 「我兒所羅門哪，你當認識耶和華—你父的 神，全心樂意地事奉他，因為耶和華鑒察眾人的心，知道一切心思意念。你若尋求他，他必使你尋見；你若離棄他，他必永遠丟棄你。
- 當代譯本 - 「我兒所羅門啊，你要認識你父親的上帝耶和華，誠心樂意地事奉祂，因為祂洞察人心，知道人一切的心思意念。倘若你尋求祂，祂必讓你尋見；倘若你背棄祂，祂必永遠丟棄你。
- 聖經新譯本 - “至於你，我兒所羅門哪，你要認識耶和華你父親的 神，一心樂意事奉他，因為耶和華鑒察萬人的心，知道人的一切心思意念。你若是尋求他，就必尋見；你若是離棄他，他必永遠丟棄你。
- 呂振中譯本 - 『你呢、我兒 所羅門 哪，你要認識永恆主你父的上帝，全心樂意地事奉他，因為永恆主究察萬 人的 心，他明白一切思想的計畫。你若尋求他，他就給你尋見；你若離棄他，他就永遠屏絕你。
- 中文標準譯本 - 「至於你，我兒所羅門哪，當認識你父親的神，要以完全的心、樂意的靈服事他，因為耶和華鑒察所有人的心，洞察人的每個意念動機。如果你尋求他，他必讓你尋見；如果你離棄他，他必永遠拋棄你。
- 現代標點和合本 - 「我兒所羅門哪，你當認識耶和華你父的神，誠心樂意地侍奉他，因為他鑒察眾人的心，知道一切心思意念。你若尋求他，他必使你尋見；你若離棄他，他必永遠丟棄你。
- 文理和合譯本 - 我子所羅門歟、當識爾父之上帝、盡心樂意以事之、蓋耶和華鑒察眾心、洞悉意想、爾若尋之、則必遇之、爾若棄之、彼必永久棄爾、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 我子所羅門、宜知爾父之上帝、誠心悅意事之、蓋耶和華鑒察人心、知悉人意、求之無弗得、遺之永見棄。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 我子 所羅門 歟、爾當知爾父之天主、誠心樂意以事之、蓋主鑒察人心、 人心原文作諸心 知悉一切意念、爾若求之、必惠臨爾、若遺之、必永棄爾、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - »Y tú, Salomón, hijo mío, reconoce al Dios de tu padre, y sírvele de todo corazón y con buena disposición, pues el Señor escudriña todo corazón y discierne todo pensamiento. Si lo buscas, te permitirá que lo encuentres; si lo abandonas, te rechazará para siempre.
- 현대인의 성경 - 그런 다음 다윗은 그의 아들 솔로몬을 향해 이렇게 말하였다. “내 아들아, 너는 네 아버지의 하나님을 인정하고 그분을 온전한 마음과 기쁜 마음으로 섬겨라. 여호와께서는 모든 사람들의 마음을 깊이 살피시고 모든 생각을 알고 계신다. 네가 만일 그분을 찾으면 그분을 만날 것이다. 그러나 네가 그분을 저버리면 그분도 너를 영원히 버릴 것이다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - И ты, Соломон, сын мой, знай Бога твоего отца и служи Ему всем сердцем и всей душой, ведь Господь испытывает всякое сердце и понимает всякий замысел и всякую мысль. Если ты будешь искать Его, то найдешь Его, но если ты оставишь Его, Он отвергнет тебя навсегда.
- Восточный перевод - И ты, Сулейман, сын мой, знай Бога твоего отца и служи Ему всем сердцем и всей душой, ведь Вечный испытывает всякое сердце и понимает всякий замысел и всякую мысль. Если ты будешь искать Его, то найдёшь Его, но если ты оставишь Его, Он отвергнет тебя навсегда.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - И ты, Сулейман, сын мой, знай Бога твоего отца и служи Ему всем сердцем и всей душой, ведь Вечный испытывает всякое сердце и понимает всякий замысел и всякую мысль. Если ты будешь искать Его, то найдёшь Его, но если ты оставишь Его, Он отвергнет тебя навсегда.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - И ты, Сулаймон, сын мой, знай Бога твоего отца и служи Ему всем сердцем и всей душой, ведь Вечный испытывает всякое сердце и понимает всякий замысел и всякую мысль. Если ты будешь искать Его, то найдёшь Его, но если ты оставишь Его, Он отвергнет тебя навсегда.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Quant à toi, Salomon mon fils, apprends à bien connaître le Dieu de ton père et adore-le d’un cœur sans partage et d’un esprit bien disposé, car l’Eternel regarde jusqu’au fond des cœurs et il discerne toutes les intentions. Si tu t’attaches à lui, il interviendra en ta faveur, mais si tu te détournes de lui, il te rejettera pour toujours.
- リビングバイブル - わが子ソロモンよ、あなたの父の神を知り、きよい心と喜びをもって神を礼拝し、仕えなさい。神はすべての人の心をごらんになり、どんな思いも知り尽くしておられるからだ。あなたが神を求めさえすれば、お会いすることができる。だが、もし神から離れたりしたら、神のほうが、あなたを永久に退けてしまわれる。
- Nova Versão Internacional - “E você, meu filho Salomão, reconheça o Deus de seu pai, e sirva-o de todo o coração e espontaneamente, pois o Senhor sonda todos os corações e conhece a motivação dos pensamentos. Se você o buscar, o encontrará, mas, se você o abandonar, ele o rejeitará para sempre.
- Hoffnung für alle - Du aber, mein Sohn Salomo, ehre den Gott deines Vaters auch als deinen Gott! Diene ihm gern und von ganzem Herzen. Denn der Herr kennt alle Menschen durch und durch. Er weiß, wonach sie streben, und kennt ihre Gedanken. Wenn du ihn suchst, lässt er sich finden; wendest du dich aber von ihm ab, dann wird er dich für immer verstoßen.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Sa-lô-môn, con trai ta, con hãy học biết Đức Chúa Trời của tổ phụ cách thâm sâu. Hết lòng, hết ý thờ phượng, và phục vụ Ngài. Vì Chúa Hằng Hữu thấy rõ mỗi tấm lòng và biết hết mọi ý tưởng. Nếu tìm kiếm Chúa, con sẽ gặp Ngài. Nhưng nếu con từ bỏ Chúa, Ngài sẽ xa lìa con mãi mãi.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - “ลูกโซโลมอนเอ๋ย จงรู้จักพระเจ้าของบรรพบุรุษของเจ้า จงปรนนิบัติพระองค์ด้วยสุดหัวใจและด้วยความเต็มใจ เพราะองค์พระผู้เป็นเจ้าทรงพิเคราะห์จิตใจทุกดวง ทรงเข้าใจเจตนาและแรงจูงใจทุกอย่าง หากเจ้าแสวงหาพระองค์ก็จะพบพระองค์ แต่หากเจ้าละทิ้งพระองค์ พระองค์ก็จะทรงปฏิเสธเจ้าตลอดไป
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ส่วนเจ้า ซาโลมอนบุตรของเรา จงรู้จักพระเจ้าของบรรพบุรุษของเจ้า และรับใช้พระองค์อย่างสุดดวงใจและสุดดวงจิต และด้วยความเต็มใจ เพราะพระผู้เป็นเจ้าชั่งใจของทุกคน และเข้าใจแผนการณ์และความคิดทั้งสิ้น ถ้าเจ้าแสวงหาพระองค์ เจ้าก็จะพบพระองค์ แต่ถ้าเจ้าทอดทิ้งพระองค์ พระองค์จะเหวี่ยงเจ้าออกไปตลอดกาล
Cross Reference
- 1 Kings 8:43 - then hear from heaven where you live, and grant what they ask of you. In this way, all the people of the earth will come to know and fear you, just as your own people Israel do. They, too, will know that this Temple I have built honors your name.
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 - You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”
- 2 Corinthians 8:12 - Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. And give according to what you have, not what you don’t have.
- 1 Corinthians 15:34 - Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all.
- Genesis 6:5 - The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
- Genesis 28:13 - At the top of the stairway stood the Lord, and he said, “I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to you and your descendants.
- Isaiah 1:28 - But rebels and sinners will be completely destroyed, and those who desert the Lord will be consumed.
- Jeremiah 20:12 - O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, you test those who are righteous, and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets. Let me see your vengeance against them, for I have committed my cause to you.
- John 1:47 - As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
- John 8:55 - but you don’t even know him. I know him. If I said otherwise, I would be as great a liar as you! But I do know him and obey him.
- Psalms 89:26 - And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
- Revelation 2:23 - I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches out the thoughts and intentions of every person. And I will give to each of you whatever you deserve.
- Psalms 18:2 - The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.
- 1 Kings 3:6 - Solomon replied, “You showed great and faithful love to your servant my father, David, because he was honest and true and faithful to you. And you have continued to show this great and faithful love to him today by giving him a son to sit on his throne.
- Jeremiah 11:20 - O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, you make righteous judgments, and you examine the deepest thoughts and secrets. Let me see your vengeance against them, for I have committed my cause to you.
- Deuteronomy 31:16 - The Lord said to Moses, “You are about to die and join your ancestors. After you are gone, these people will begin to worship foreign gods, the gods of the land where they are going. They will abandon me and break my covenant that I have made with them.
- Deuteronomy 31:17 - Then my anger will blaze forth against them. I will abandon them, hiding my face from them, and they will be devoured. Terrible trouble will come down on them, and on that day they will say, ‘These disasters have come down on us because God is no longer among us!’
- 1 Peter 5:2 - Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God.
- Acts of the Apostles 17:23 - for as I was walking along I saw your many shrines. And one of your altars had this inscription on it: ‘To an Unknown God.’ This God, whom you worship without knowing, is the one I’m telling you about.
- Proverbs 17:3 - Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart.
- Exodus 3:16 - “Now go and call together all the elders of Israel. Tell them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me. He told me, “I have been watching closely, and I see how the Egyptians are treating you.
- Genesis 8:21 - And the Lord was pleased with the aroma of the sacrifice and said to himself, “I will never again curse the ground because of the human race, even though everything they think or imagine is bent toward evil from childhood. I will never again destroy all living things.
- Ezekiel 38:10 - “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: At that time evil thoughts will come to your mind, and you will devise a wicked scheme.
- Ezra 8:22 - For I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to accompany us and protect us from enemies along the way. After all, we had told the king, “Our God’s hand of protection is on all who worship him, but his fierce anger rages against those who abandon him.”
- Deuteronomy 4:35 - “He showed you these things so you would know that the Lord is God and there is no other.
- John 2:25 - No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.
- Romans 1:28 - Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
- Romans 1:29 - Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, quarreling, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip.
- 2 Corinthians 4:6 - For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
- John 21:17 - A third time he asked him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Then feed my sheep.
- Job 36:11 - “If they listen and obey God, they will be blessed with prosperity throughout their lives. All their years will be pleasant.
- Job 36:12 - But if they refuse to listen to him, they will cross over the river of death, dying from lack of understanding.
- Hosea 4:6 - My people are being destroyed because they don’t know me. Since you priests refuse to know me, I refuse to recognize you as my priests. Since you have forgotten the laws of your God, I will forget to bless your children.
- Acts of the Apostles 1:24 - Then they all prayed, “O Lord, you know every heart. Show us which of these men you have chosen
- Hebrews 12:28 - Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.
- 2 Kings 22:2 - He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right.
- Deuteronomy 31:21 - And when great disasters come down on them, this song will stand as evidence against them, for it will never be forgotten by their descendants. I know the intentions of these people, even now before they have entered the land I swore to give them.”
- Hebrews 4:13 - Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.
- Psalms 7:9 - End the evil of those who are wicked, and defend the righteous. For you look deep within the mind and heart, O righteous God.
- Psalms 101:2 - I will be careful to live a blameless life— when will you come to help me? I will lead a life of integrity in my own home.
- Acts of the Apostles 17:30 - “God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him.
- 1 Kings 8:39 - then hear from heaven where you live, and forgive. Give your people what their actions deserve, for you alone know each human heart.
- Jeremiah 22:16 - He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn’t that what it means to know me?” says the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 29:9 - The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, and King David was filled with joy.
- Exodus 15:2 - The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory. This is my God, and I will praise him— my father’s God, and I will exalt him!
- 1 Kings 9:6 - “But if you or your descendants abandon me and disobey the commands and decrees I have given you, and if you serve and worship other gods,
- 1 Kings 9:7 - then I will uproot Israel from this land that I have given them. I will reject this Temple that I have made holy to honor my name. I will make Israel an object of mockery and ridicule among the nations.
- 1 Kings 9:8 - And though this Temple is impressive now, all who pass by will be appalled and will gasp in horror. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do such terrible things to this land and to this Temple?’
- 1 Kings 9:9 - “And the answer will be, ‘Because his people abandoned the Lord their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and they worshiped other gods instead and bowed down to them. That is why the Lord has brought all these disasters on them.’”
- 2 Kings 20:3 - “Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.
- Isaiah 45:19 - I publicly proclaim bold promises. I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner. I would not have told the people of Israel to seek me if I could not be found. I, the Lord, speak only what is true and declare only what is right.
- Jeremiah 31:34 - And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the Lord. “And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 - I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously.
- 1 Chronicles 29:18 - “O Lord, the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never changes.
- 1 Chronicles 29:19 - Give my son Solomon the wholehearted desire to obey all your commands, laws, and decrees, and to do everything necessary to build this Temple, for which I have made these preparations.”
- John 17:3 - And this is the way to have eternal life—to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth.
- Hosea 4:1 - Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel! The Lord has brought charges against you, saying: “There is no faithfulness, no kindness, no knowledge of God in your land.
- Jeremiah 9:24 - But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth, and that I delight in these things. I, the Lord, have spoken!
- Hebrews 10:38 - And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”
- Hebrews 10:39 - But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved.
- Psalms 139:2 - You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.
- Jeremiah 17:10 - But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.”
- John 4:24 - For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
- 1 Samuel 16:7 - But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
- Psalms 9:10 - Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.
- 2 Chronicles 15:2 - and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
- 1 Kings 8:61 - And may you be completely faithful to the Lord our God. May you always obey his decrees and commands, just as you are doing today.”
- Proverbs 2:1 - My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.
- Proverbs 2:2 - Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.
- Proverbs 2:3 - Cry out for insight, and ask for understanding.
- Proverbs 2:4 - Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.
- Proverbs 2:5 - Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.
- Proverbs 2:6 - For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- Jeremiah 24:7 - I will give them hearts that recognize me as the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me wholeheartedly.
- Matthew 7:7 - “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
- Matthew 7:8 - For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.
- Isaiah 55:6 - Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.
- Isaiah 55:7 - Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
- James 4:8 - Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
- James 4:9 - Let there be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.
- James 4:10 - Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
- James 4:11 - Don’t speak evil against each other, dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other, then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you.
- Jeremiah 29:13 - If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.