John 11:29

Let’s consider how to provoke one another to love and good works,

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

“I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose, and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.

One thing I have asked of Yahweh, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in Yahweh’s house all the days of my life, to see Yahweh’s beauty, and to inquire in his temple.

Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth. The work of a man’s hands shall be rewarded to him.

The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near.

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face—even Jacob.

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.

“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

When you said, “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “I will seek your face, Yahweh.”

God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I didn’t say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I, Yahweh, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Therefore don’t be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship for the Good News according to the power of God,

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp, and he called it “The Tent of Meeting.” Everyone who sought Yahweh went out to the Tent of Meeting, which was outside the camp.

Then Ezra arose, and made the chiefs of the priests, the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word. So they swore.

Then I consulted with myself, and contended with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, “You exact usury, everyone of his brother.” I held a great assembly against them.

but I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

The wicked, in the pride of his face, has no room in his thoughts for God.

My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.”

Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.

Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

I said in my heart, “Come now, I will test you with mirth: therefore enjoy pleasure;” and behold, this also was vanity.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.

I will go and return to my place, until they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face. In their affliction they will seek me earnestly.”

For Yahweh says to the house of Israel: “Seek me, and you will live;

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give them their portion of food at the right times?

They said to one another, “Weren’t our hearts burning within us, while he spoke to us along the way, and while he opened the Scriptures to us?”

The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

These words pleased the whole multitude. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch;

that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.