Here are the 40 most powerful Bible scriptures on seeking God.
Matthew 6:33
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
Deuteronomy 4:29
But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
1 Chronicles 16:11
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
1 Chronicles 22:19
Now set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built for the name of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 28:9
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.
2 Chronicles 15:2
And he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.”
2 Chronicles 7:14
“If my people 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 and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
Acts 17:27
That they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us.
Amos 5:4
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: “Seek me and live.”
Hosea 10:12
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.
Isaiah 45:19
“I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I the Lord speak the truth; I declare what is right.”
Isaiah 55:6
“Seek the Lord while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.”
James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Jeremiah 29:13
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.
John 17:3
“And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”
John 6:44
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.”
Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
Luke 12:31
“Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you.”
Luke 19:10
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”
Matthew 7:7
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
Psalm 10:4
In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
Psalm 105:4
Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!
Psalm 119:10
With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
Psalm 119:2
Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart.
Psalm 119:45
And I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.
Psalm 14:2
The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.
Psalm 27:4
One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
Psalm 27:8
You have said, “Seek my face.” My heart says to you, “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”
Psalm 34:10
The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Psalm 34:4
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalm 40:16
But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation say continually, “Great is the Lord!”
Psalm 63:1
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Psalm 9:10
And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
Romans 3:11
No one understands; no one seeks for God.
Zephaniah 2:3
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the Lord.
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Natalie Regoli is a child of God, devoted wife, and mother of two boys. She has a Master's Degree in Law from The University of Texas. Natalie has been published in several national journals and has been practicing law for 18 years.