Isaiah 51:1

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

“Hearken to me, you who pursue deliverance, you who seek the Lord; look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were digged.

Cross References

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 15:4

but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

Psalm 24:6

Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah

Psalm 94:15

for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Proverbs 15:9

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but he loves him who pursues righteousness.

Proverbs 21:21

He who pursues righteousness and kindness will find life and honor.

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 chaos.’ I the Lord speak the truth, I declare what is right.

Isaiah 48:1

Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came forth from the loins of Judah; who swear by the name of the Lord, and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.

Isaiah 48:12

“Hearken to me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I called! I am He, I am the first, and I am the last.

Isaiah 51:4

“Listen to me, my people, and give ear to me, my nation; for a law will go forth from me, and my justice for a light to the peoples.

Isaiah 51:7

“Hearken to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of men, and be not dismayed at their revilings.

Isaiah 55:6

“Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near;

Isaiah 65:10

Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, and the Valley of Achor a place for herds to lie down, for my people who have sought me.

Amos 5:6

Seek the Lord and live, lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, with none to quench it for Bethel,

Zephaniah 2:3

Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his commands; seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the wrath of the Lord.

Matthew 5:6

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.

Romans 10:3

For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Romans 14:19

Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding.

Philippians 3:13

Brethren, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead,

1 Timothy 6:11

But as for you, man of God, shun all this; aim at righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

2 Timothy 2:22

So shun youthful passions and aim at righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call upon the Lord from a pure heart.

Hebrews 12:14

Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.