Proverbs 8:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I love everyone who loves me, and I will be found by all who honestly search.

Cross References

John 14:23

Jesus replied: If anyone loves me, they will obey me. Then my Father will love them, and we will come to them and live in them.

John 14:21

If you love me, you will do what I have said, and my Father will love you. I will also love you and show you what I am like.

Psalm 91:14

The Lord says, “If you love me and truly know who I am, I will rescue you and keep you safe.

Isaiah 55:6

Turn to the LORD! He can still be found. Call out to God! He is near.

1 Samuel 2:30

I am the LORD, the God of Israel. I promised to let your family serve me as priests for ever, but now I tell you that I cannot do this any longer! I honour anyone who honours me, but I put a curse on anyone who hates me.

1 John 4:19

We love because God loved us first.

Isaiah 45:19

The LORD did not speak in a dark secret place or command Jacob's descendants to search for him in vain. The LORD speaks the truth, and this is what he says

Matthew 6:33

But more than anything else, put God's work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.

James 1:5

If any of you need wisdom, you should ask God, and it will be given to you. God is generous and won't correct you for asking.

John 16:27

God the Father loves you because you love me, and you believe that I have come from him.

Mark 10:14

When Jesus saw this, he became angry and said, “Let the children come to me! Don't try to stop them. People who are like these little children belong to the kingdom of God.

Proverbs 1:28

You will ask for my help, but I won't listen; you will search, but you won't find me.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Keep your Creator in mind while you are young! In years to come, you will be burdened down with troubles and say, “I don't enjoy life any more.”

John 7:37

On the last and most important day of the festival, Jesus stood up and shouted, “If you are thirsty, come to me and drink!

2 Chronicles 34:3

When Josiah was only sixteen years old he began worshipping God, just as his ancestor David had done. Then, four years later, he decided to destroy the local shrines in Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the sacred poles for worshipping the goddess Asherah and the idols of foreign gods.

Proverbs 2:4

Search for wisdom as you would search for silver or hidden treasure.

Proverbs 2:5

Then you will understand what it means to respect and to know the LORD God.

Proverbs 4:6

If you love Wisdom and don't reject her, she will watch over you.

Proverbs 8:16

Every honest leader rules with help from me.

Song of Solomon 3:4

Straight after that, I found him. I held him and would not let go until I had taken him to the home of my mother.