What Does the Bible Say About God Rewards Those Who Seek Him?

Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 40 helpful votes

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.

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 24 helpful votes

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

2 Peter 1:10 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:7 ESV / 12 helpful votes

By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

Luke 18:28-30 ESV / 9 helpful votes

And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed you.” And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”

John 3:16 ESV / 8 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Jude 1:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.

Hebrews 2:2 ESV / 7 helpful votes

For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution,

Matthew 7:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Psalm 9:10 ESV / 7 helpful votes

And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Hebrews 6:1-20 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Therefore let us leave the elementary doctrine of Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, and of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And this we will do if God permits. For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, ...

1 Corinthians 2:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”—

John 3:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.

Psalm 105:4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

James 5:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

John 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Jeremiah 29:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes

You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.

Isaiah 55:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

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

1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” ...

Matthew 23:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others.

Matthew 7:1-29 ESV / 3 helpful votes

“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye. ...

Psalm 119:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!

Hebrews 11:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.

Amos 5:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Seek good, and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, as you have said.

Amos 5:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Fallen, no more to rise, is the virgin Israel; forsaken on her land, with none to raise her up.”

Psalm 119:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,

Psalm 63:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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 62:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.

Psalm 34:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

Deuteronomy 4:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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.

Matthew 6:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

33 Bible Verses about God Rewards Those Who Seek Him

Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 24 helpful votes

2 Peter 1:10 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:7 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Luke 18:28-30 ESV / 9 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Jude 1:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Hebrews 2:2 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Matthew 7:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Psalm 9:10 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Hebrews 6:1-20 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 2:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 3:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Psalm 105:4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

James 5:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Jeremiah 29:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Isaiah 55:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Matthew 23:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 7:1-29 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Psalm 119:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Amos 5:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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Psalm 119:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 63:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 62:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 34:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 4:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 6:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote

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33 Bible Verses about God Rewards Those Who Seek Him

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Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 24 helpful votes

2 Peter 1:10 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:1 ESV / 13 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:7 ESV / 12 helpful votes

Luke 18:28-30 ESV / 9 helpful votes

John 3:16 ESV / 8 helpful votes

Jude 1:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Hebrews 2:2 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Matthew 7:7 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Psalm 9:10 ESV / 7 helpful votes

Hebrews 6:1-20 ESV / 6 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 2:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes

John 3:13 ESV / 5 helpful votes

Psalm 105:4 ESV / 5 helpful votes

James 5:16 ESV / 4 helpful votes

John 1:1 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Jeremiah 29:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Isaiah 55:6 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Genesis 3:1-24 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Matthew 23:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Matthew 7:1-29 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Psalm 119:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Hebrews 11:8 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Amos 5:14 ESV / 2 helpful votes

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Psalm 119:2 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 63:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 62:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Psalm 34:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Deuteronomy 4:29 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 6:9 ESV / 1 helpful vote