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Seeking God Bible Verses: Seek Him With All Your Heart

God promises that those who seek him with all their heart will find him, and this page gathers 12 verses on how to seek him.

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By Christopher McAllister

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Published September 30, 2026Updated October 27, 20267 min readJeremiah 29:13 (NIV)

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

— Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)

Quick answer. Jeremiah 29:13 promises, "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart," and Deuteronomy 4:29 says you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and soul. Matthew 6:33 says to seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and Proverbs 8:17 says those who seek him find him. Isaiah 55:6 says, "Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near."

People who search bible verses about seeking God want Scripture for earnest pursuit of the Lord — not only the asking of prayer, the bowing of worship, or the path language of guidance. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about prayer, Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about guidance, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about humility, Bible verses about obedience, Bible verses about hope, and Bible verse of the day. Seeking God here means earnest pursuit and finding — darash — distinct from prayer-as-petition alone, worship-as-ascription alone, and guidance-as-next-step alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, "seek" is often דָּרַשׁ darash (Strong's H1875; Bible Hub H1875) — to seek, inquire, or require with care. Scripture treats seeking God as wholehearted pursuit that expects to find, not as a vague spiritual hobby.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 29 presses that those who seek God with the whole heart shall find him — the promise answers earnest seeking (Bible Hub commentaries on Jeremiah 29:13; Bible Hub MHC Jeremiah 29; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 29). On Matthew 6 he marks that seeking first the kingdom and his righteousness reorders every lesser chase (Bible Hub commentaries on Matthew 6:33; Bible Hub MHC Matthew 6; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Matthew 6).

What it means to seek God

Seeking God is turning toward him with your whole heart. It is not a way of earning him. Jeremiah 29:13 and Deuteronomy 4:29 speak of seeking the Lord with all your heart and soul, and Psalm 27:8 answers that call by seeking his face.

The promise is that he is found. Jeremiah 29:13 says you will find him when you seek him with all your heart. Proverbs 8:17 says those who seek him find him. Matthew 7:7 and Hebrews 11:6 point the same way: seeking ends in finding, and faith is how a person comes to God.

Seeking him first means his kingdom before lesser cares. Matthew 6:33 puts his kingdom and his righteousness in that first place.

You seek him through prayer and through Scripture. Isaiah 55:6 says to call on him while he is near, and 2 Chronicles 7:14 places seeking his face beside prayer. Start with one of these verses and a simple prayer today.

12 Bible verses about seeking God

  1. Jeremiah 29:13. "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." Whole-heart seeking is met with finding — God is not hiding from earnest pursuit. See Bible verses about hope.

  2. Matthew 6:33. "But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well." Seeking has a first place — kingdom and righteousness before the lesser stack. See Bible verses about faith.

  3. Deuteronomy 4:29. "But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul." Even "from there" — exile distance — seeking with whole heart still finds. See Bible verses about hope.

  4. Psalm 27:8. "My heart says of you, 'Seek his face!' Your face, Lord, I will seek." Seeking God's face is the heart's own summons answered. See Bible verses about worship.

  5. Isaiah 55:6. "Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near." Seeking has a while — urgency without panic, nearness without delay. See Bible verses about prayer.

  6. Amos 5:4. "This is what the Lord says to Israel: 'Seek me and live.'" Seeking God is life language — not a side quest. See Bible verses about obedience.

  7. Lamentations 3:25. "The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him." Goodness meets the seeker who hopes in him. See Bible verses about hope.

  8. Psalm 119:2. "Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—" Blessing pairs keeping and seeking — whole-heart pursuit under the word. See Bible verses about obedience.

  9. Hosea 10:12. "Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you." Seeking has a time — break hard ground and seek until he comes. See Bible verses about humility.

  10. Acts 17:27. "God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us." He is not far — seeking is reaching toward nearness. See Bible verses about faith.

  11. Proverbs 8:17. "I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me." Wisdom's voice promises finders to seekers — love and seeking travel together. See Bible verses about God's love.

  12. 2 Chronicles 7:14. "if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." Seeking his face sits with humility, prayer, and turning — a people posture. See Bible verses about humility.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse for a dry season, a distracted morning, or a decision that needs God more than options — not twelve as a seeking scorecard. If you need find-promise language, start with Jeremiah 29:13. If you need first-priority seeking, start with Matthew 6:33. For how to ask, see Bible verses about prayer. For how to bow, see Bible verses about worship. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about seeking God?

Jeremiah 29:13 (seek me and find me), Matthew 6:33 (seek first his kingdom), and Deuteronomy 4:29 (seek with all your heart) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about seeking God differ from prayer verses?

Prayer pages center asking and communion; a seeking page focuses earnest pursuit of God himself — face, kingdom, and whole-heart finding — whether or not a specific request is on the table. Cross-link Bible verses about prayer.

What does darash mean?

Strong's H1875 darash is to seek or inquire with care — pursue, not glance.

Is seeking God the same as worship?

They overlap (Psalm 27:8 seeks his face), but worship pages center ascribing glory; seeking pages center the chase that finds. Cross-link Bible verses about worship.

Where can I read more about prayer, worship, and guidance?

Start with Bible verses about prayer, then Bible verses about worship, Bible verses about guidance, and Bible verses about faith.

What does it mean to seek God first?

Matthew 6:33 puts his kingdom and his righteousness ahead of other concerns. Seeking God first means you turn to him before the lesser things you chase.

What does the Bible promise to those who seek God?

Jeremiah 29:13 and Deuteronomy 4:29 promise that those who seek him with all their heart will find him. Proverbs 8:17 says the same: those who seek him find him.

How do I start seeking God?

Isaiah 55:6 says to seek the Lord while he may be found and call on him while he is near. Psalm 27:8 gives the first words, "Your face, Lord, I will seek," and 2 Chronicles 7:14 places seeking his face beside humble prayer.

What if I seek God and feel nothing?

Jeremiah 29:13 and Deuteronomy 4:29 promise that you will find him when you seek him with all your heart and soul. The promise is finding him, not a certain feeling. Acts 17:27 says he is not far from any one of us, and Lamentations 3:25 says the Lord is good to the one who seeks him. Hosea 10:12 says to seek the Lord until he comes.

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