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Proverbs 8:17
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I love those who love me,and those who search for me find me.
I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
"I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
"I love those who love me; And those who seek me early and diligently will find me.
I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.
I loue them that loue me: and they that seeke me earely, shall finde me.
I love those who love me;And those who earnestly seek me will find me.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.
I love everyone who loves me, and I will be found by all who honestly search.
I love those who love me; and those who seek me will find me.
I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.
I love those who love me, and those who look for me will find me.
I love those who love me; and those who seek me shall find me.
I love those who love me; whoever looks for me can find me.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently shall find me.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early find me.
I am louynge vnto those that loue me, and they that seke me early, shal fynde me.
I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.
Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.
I love them that love me, and those that seek me earnestly shall find me.
I loue them that loue me, and those that seeke me early, shall find me.
I am louing vnto those that loue me: and they that seeke me early, shall finde me.
I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find me.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me diligently shall find me.
I loue hem that louen me; and thei that waken eerli to me, schulen fynde me.
I love those that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me.
I love those who love me, and those who look for me with much desire will find me.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
I love, them who love me, and, they who diligently seek me, find me:
I love them that love me: and they that in the morning early watch for me, shall find me.
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me.
"I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I love: 1 Samuel 2:30, Psalms 91:14, John 14:21, John 14:23, John 16:27, 1 John 4:19
those: Ecclesiastes 12:1, Isaiah 45:19, Isaiah 55:6, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Mark 10:14, James 1:5
Reciprocal: Numbers 3:15 - General 1 Chronicles 16:10 - let the heart 2 Chronicles 34:3 - to seek Job 28:15 - It cannot be gotten for gold Psalms 34:11 - Come Psalms 63:1 - early Psalms 71:6 - By thee Psalms 105:3 - let the heart Proverbs 1:4 - to the Proverbs 2:3 - if Proverbs 12:1 - loveth Ecclesiastes 5:8 - thou seest Song of Solomon 3:4 - but Song of Solomon 7:12 - get Isaiah 26:9 - my spirit Hosea 5:15 - in their Matthew 2:9 - the star Mark 16:6 - Ye seek John 1:39 - Come John 5:4 - first 2 Thessalonians 2:10 - they received 2 Timothy 3:15 - from Hebrews 11:6 - diligently James 2:5 - rich
Cross-References
Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."
Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground."
Noah was now 601 years old. On the first day of the new year, ten and a half months after the flood began, the floodwaters had almost dried up from the earth. Noah lifted back the covering of the boat and saw that the surface of the ground was drying.
Two more months went by, and at last the earth was dry!
Then God said to Noah,
Then God blessed Noah and his sons and told them, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth.
Now be fruitful and multiply, and repopulate the earth."
How he blesses them! They raise large families there, and their herds of livestock increase.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I love them that love me,.... Those that love Christ are such who are born again, and have a spiritual and experimental knowledge of him; that believe in him, have seen his loveliness, have had his love shed abroad in their hearts, and a view of his fulness and suitableness; some comfortable apprehensions of their relation to him, and interest in him, and are indulged with communion with him: the love with which such souls love Christ springs from their very hearts, is cordial and sincere; it gives him the preference to all objects, to all creatures, angels or men, and to all creature enjoyments; it is drawn out to all of Christ, and to all that belong to him, or are his; and though it may be lost, become remiss and abate in its fervency, it cannot be lost; and is what is very acceptable to Christ, and highly esteemed of by him: it shows itself by a high veneration for the truths and doctrines of his Gospel; by a strict regard to his commands and ordinances; by a hearty affection for his people; by parting with and bearing all for his sake; a carefulness of offending him, and losing his company; by an earnest desire after his presence, and delight in it, and by a concern at his absence; by a diligent inquiry after him in the use of means until he is found, and by the joy expressed at finding of him: now such Christ loves; not that he begins to love his people when they begin to love him, for he loved them from everlasting; as appears by his espousing their persons, undertaking their cause, and taking the care and charge of their persons, grace, and glory, so early; and by his assumption of their nature in time, and by his suffering and dying for them; all which were before they had any love to him: but this points out and describes the persons, who may be assured of the love of Christ to them, since their love to him springs from his to them; besides, it designs some fresh manifestations of his love, and the continuance of it; as well as suggests that he has future blessings to bestow on such, as fresh marks of his affection, and instances of his love to them; such as granting them his gracious presence, giving them more grace; causing all things, even afflictions, to work together for their good; preserving and keeping them from falling, and at last giving them eternal glory and happiness; see
John 14:21;
and those that seek me early shall find me: and they are such who see their need of Christ, and know the worth of him; and those seek to him in the use of means, the word and ordinances, and as assisted by his Spirit and grace, for pardon, righteousness, life, and salvation, which are only to be had in him: and they may be said to "seek [him] early", or "morning him" f, who seek him in the morning of youth, or in the first place, above all things else, and that with the greatest eagerness and earnestness, diligence and importunity; and such always are successful; they "find" Christ, and life, righteousness, and salvation in him, and every blessing, and therefore are happy,
John 14:21- :.
f משחרי "quaerentes diluculo me", Montanus; "qui me mane quaerunt", Tigurine version, Michaelis.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 8:17. I love them that love me — Wisdom shows itself; teaches man the knowledge of himself; shows him also the will of God concerning him; manifests the snares and dangers of life, the allurements and unsatisfactory nature of all sensual and sinful pleasures, the blessedness of true religion, and the solid happiness which an upright soul derives from the peace and approbation of its Maker. If, then, the heart embraces this wisdom, follows this Divine teaching, and gives itself to God, his love will be shed abroad in it by the influence of the Holy Spirit. Thus we love God because he hath first loved us and the more we love him, the more we shall feel of his love, which will enable us to love him yet more and more; and thus we may go on increasing to eternity. Blessed be God!
And those that seek me early shall find me. — Not merely betimes in the morning, though he who does so shall find it greatly to his advantage; (see on Psalms 4:1-8;) but early in life - in youth, and as near as possible to the first dawn of reason. To the young this gracious promise is particularly made: if they seek, they shall find. Others, who are old, may seek and find; but never to such advantage as they would have done, had they sought early. Youth is the time of advantage in every respect: it is the time of learning, the time of discipline; the time of improvement, the time of acquiring useful, solid, and gracious habits. As the first-fruits always belong to God, it is God's time; the time in which he is peculiarly gracious; and in which, to sincere youthful seekers, he pours out his benefits with great profusion. "They that seek me early shall find me."
Hear, ye young, and ye little ones! God offers himself now to you, with all his treasures of grace and glory. Thank him for his ineffable mercy, and embrace it without delay.
