Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. New Living Translation “I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me. English Standard Version I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me. Berean Standard Bible I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me. King James Bible I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. New King James Version I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me. New American Standard Bible “I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. NASB 1995 “I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. NASB 1977 “I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me. Legacy Standard Bible I love those who love me; And those who earnestly seek me will find me. Amplified Bible “I love those who love me; And those who seek me early and diligently will find me. Christian Standard Bible I love those who love me, and those who search for me find me. Holman Christian Standard Bible I love those who love me, and those who search for me find me. American Standard Version I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me. Contemporary English Version I love everyone who loves me, and I will be found by all who honestly search. English Revised Version I love them that love me; and those that seek me diligently shall find me. GOD'S WORD® Translation I love those who love me. Those eagerly looking for me will find me. Good News Translation I love those who love me; whoever looks for me can find me. International Standard Version I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me. Majority Standard Bible I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me. NET Bible I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. New Heart English Bible I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me. Webster's Bible Translation I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. World English Bible I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI love those loving me, "" And those seeking me earnestly find me. Young's Literal Translation I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me. Smith's Literal Translation I loved those loving me: and they seeking me shall find me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI love them that love me: and they that in the morning early watch for me, shall find me. Catholic Public Domain Version I love those who love me. And those who stand watch for me until morning shall discover me. New American Bible Those who love me I also love, and those who seek me find me. New Revised Standard Version I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI love those who love me; and those who seek me shall find me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I love my friends, and those who seek me will find me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I love them that love me, And those that seek me earnestly shall find me. Brenton Septuagint Translation I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Excellence of Wisdom…16By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly. 17I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me. 18With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and righteousness.… Cross References James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” Psalm 91:14 “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him. Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. John 15:9-10 As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love. / If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. 1 John 4:19 We love because He first loved us. Psalm 145:20 The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy. 1 Corinthians 2:9 Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.” Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Luke 11:9-10 So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. John 16:27 For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God. Psalm 119:2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. Treasury of Scripture I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. Jump to Previous Care Diligently Early Earnestly Find Love Search Seek SeekingJump to Next Care Diligently Early Earnestly Find Love Search Seek SeekingProverbs 8 1. the fame6. and evidence of wisdom 10. The excellence 12. the nature 15. the power 18. the riches 22. and the eternity of wisdom 32. Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it brings I love those who love me This phrase begins with a profound declaration of mutual affection. The Hebrew word for "love" here is "אָהַב" (ahav), which conveys a deep, abiding affection and commitment. In the context of Proverbs, this love is not merely emotional but involves a commitment to wisdom and understanding. Historically, wisdom literature often personifies wisdom as a woman, inviting those who seek her to enter into a relationship of love and devotion. This mutual love suggests that those who earnestly seek wisdom will find themselves embraced by it, reflecting a divine principle that God reciprocates the love and pursuit of His wisdom. and those who seek me will find me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Iאֲ֭נִי (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I love אֹהֲבַ֣י (’ō·hă·ḇay) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 157: To have affection f those who love me, אֵהָ֑ב (’ê·hāḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 157: To have affection f and those who seek me early וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י (ū·mə·ša·ḥă·ray) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 7836: To dawn, be, early at any task, to search for shall find me. יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ (yim·ṣā·’un·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular, Paragogic nun Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present Links Proverbs 8:17 NIVProverbs 8:17 NLT Proverbs 8:17 ESV Proverbs 8:17 NASB Proverbs 8:17 KJV Proverbs 8:17 BibleApps.com Proverbs 8:17 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 8:17 Chinese Bible Proverbs 8:17 French Bible Proverbs 8:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 8:17 I love those who love me (Prov. 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