Proverbs 8:17
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 8
“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.”Proverbs 8:17
What Does Proverbs 8:17 Mean?
Proverbs 8:17 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 8, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 8:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Hebrews 11:6“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:”John 14:23“Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.”John 14:21“He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”Psalms 91:14“Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.”Isaiah 55:6“Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:”1 John 4:19“We love him, because he first loved us.”1 Samuel 2:30“Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.”Matthew 6:33“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”Isaiah 45:19“I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.”James 1:5“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”John 16:27“For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.”Psalms 63:1“O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;”Proverbs 12:1“Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.”Ecclesiastes 12:1“Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;”Psalms 105:3“Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.”1 Chronicles 16:10“Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.”Psalms 34:11“Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.”Proverbs 1:28“Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:”John 1:39“He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.”
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