Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'seek' occurs 354 times in the standard works.

83 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'seek' in the standard works and contain 23.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 31 minutes to read the entire list.

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Jacob 2:18-19 (4 in 2 verses)

Zeph. 2:3 (3 in 1 verse)

Alma 54:13 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 88:118 (3 in 1 verse)

D&C 109:7 (3 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 16:10-11 (3 in 2 verses)

Ps. 105:3-4 (3 in 2 verses)

Amos 5:4-6 (3 in 3 verses)

Luke 12:29-31 (3 in 3 verses)

D&C 11:21-23 (3 in 3 verses)

Deut. 4:29 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 24:6 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 27:8 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 38:12 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 8:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Hosea 5:15 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Cor. 7:27 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Ne. 18:19 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:36 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 28:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 15:12-13 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Chr. 20:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezra 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Jer. 34:20-21 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 7:25-26 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 34:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Zech. 8:21-22 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 6:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

John 18:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 27:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 9:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 6:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 11:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 46:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 103:32-33 (2 in 2 verses)

D&C 136:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 187 38 225
Gen. 2 1 3
Lev. 2 0 2
Num. 3 0 3
Deut. 5 0 5
Judg. 0 1 1
Ruth 1 0 1
1 Sam. 13 6 19
2 Sam. 1 3 4
1 Kgs. 4 2 6
2 Kgs. 2 1 3
1 Chr. 8 0 8
2 Chr. 13 0 13
Ezra 6 0 6
Neh. 1 0 1
Esth. 0 1 1
Job 4 1 5
Ps. 39 1 40
Prov. 9 11 20
Eccl. 3 1 4
Song. 2 0 2
Isa. 16 2 18
Jer. 20 4 24
Lam. 1 1 2
Ezek. 6 2 8
Dan. 1 0 1
Hosea 7 0 7
Amos 6 0 6
Nahum 2 0 2
Zeph. 3 0 3
Zech. 4 0 4
Mal. 3 0 3
NT 57 27 84
BM 65 19 84
DC 44 19 63
PGP 1 2 3
TOTAL 354 105 459

Ps. 4:2
O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

Ps. 9:10
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Ps. 10:4
The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

Ps. 10:15
Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

Ps. 14:2
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.

Ps. 22:26
The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

Ps. 24:6
This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

Ps. 27:4
One thing have I desired 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 behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

Ps. 27:8
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

Ps. 34:10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

Ps. 34:14
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Ps. 35:4
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

Ps. 38:12
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Ps. 40:14
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Ps. 40:16
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

Ps. 53:2
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

Ps. 54:3
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

Ps. 63:1
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Ps. 63:9
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Ps. 69:6
Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Ps. 69:32
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

Ps. 70:2
Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Ps. 70:4
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

Ps. 71:13
Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

Ps. 71:24
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

Ps. 83:16
Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O Lord.

Ps. 104:21
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

Ps. 105:3
Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.

Ps. 105:4
Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

Ps. 109:10
Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

Ps. 119:2
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

Ps. 119:45
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.

Ps. 119:155
Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

Ps. 119:176
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Ps. 122:9
Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.