263 verses

Gen 3:6

(NIV)
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
(ESV)
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.

Gen 9:5

(NIV)
And for your lifeblood I will surely demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every animal. And from each human being, too, I will demand an accounting for the life of another human being.

(ESV)
And for your lifeblood I will require a reckoning: from every beast I will require it and from man. From his fellow man I will require a reckoning for the life of man.

Gen 25:22

(NIV)
The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, ‘Why is this happening to me?’ So she went to enquire of the Lord.

(ESV)
The children struggled together within her, and she said, “If it is thus, why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.

Gen 42:22

(NIV)
Reuben replied, ‘Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you wouldn’t listen! Now we must give an accounting for his blood.’
(ESV)
And Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to sin against the boy? But you did not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood.”

Exod 18:15

(NIV)
Moses answered him, ‘Because the people come to me to seek God’s will.
(ESV)
And Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God;

Lev 10:16

(NIV)
When Moses enquired about the goat of the sin offering and found that it had been burned, he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s remaining sons, and asked,
(ESV)
Now Moses diligently inquired about the goat of the sin offering, and behold, it was burned up! And he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the surviving sons of Aaron, saying,

Deut 4:29

(NIV)
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.
(ESV)
But from there you will seek the Lord your God and you will find him, if you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deut 11:12

(NIV)
It is a land the Lord your God cares for; the eyes of the Lord your God are continually on it from the beginning of the year to its end.

(ESV)
a land that the Lord your God cares for. The eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

Deut 12:5

(NIV)
But you are to seek the place the Lord your God will choose from among all your tribes to put his Name there for his dwelling. To that place you must go;
(ESV)
But you shall seek the place that the Lord your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go,

Deut 12:30

(NIV)
and after they have been destroyed before you, be careful not to be ensnared by enquiring about their gods, saying, ‘How do these nations serve their gods? We will do the same.’
(ESV)
take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods?—that I also may do the same.’

Deut 13:14

(NIV)
then you must enquire, probe and investigate it thoroughly. And if it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done among you,
(ESV)
then you shall inquire and make search and ask diligently. And behold, if it be true and certain that such an abomination has been done among you,

Deut 17:4

(NIV)
and this has been brought to your attention, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,
(ESV)
and it is told you and you hear of it, then you shall inquire diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel,

Deut 17:9

(NIV)
Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Enquire of them and they will give you the verdict.
(ESV)
And you shall come to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office in those days, and you shall consult them, and they shall declare to you the decision.

Deut 18:11

(NIV)
or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.
(ESV)
or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead,

Deut 18:19

(NIV)
I myself will call to account anyone who does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name.
(ESV)
And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him.

Deut 19:18

(NIV)
The judges must make a thorough investigation, and if the witness proves to be a liar, giving false testimony against a fellow Israelite,
(ESV)
The judges shall inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,

Deut 22:2

(NIV)
If they do not live near you or if you do not know who owns it, take it home with you and keep it until they come looking for it. Then give it back.
(ESV)
And if he does not live near you and you do not know who he is, you shall bring it home to your house, and it shall stay with you until your brother seeks it. Then you shall restore it to him.

Deut 23:6

(NIV)
Do not seek a treaty of friendship with them as long as you live.

(ESV)
You shall not seek their peace or their prosperity all your days forever.

Deut 23:21

(NIV)
If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to pay it, for the Lord your God will certainly demand it of you and you will be guilty of sin.
(ESV)
“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay fulfilling it, for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Deut 29:9

(NIV)
Carefully follow the terms of this covenant, so that you may prosper in everything you do.
(ESV)
Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

Deut 32:29

(NIV)
If only they were wise and would understand this
and discern what their end will be!
(ESV)
If they were wise, they would understand this;
they would discern their latter end!

Josh 1:7

(NIV)
‘Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
(ESV)
Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go.

Josh 1:8

(NIV)
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
(ESV)
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Judg 6:29

(NIV)
They asked each other, ‘Who did this?’

When they carefully investigated, they were told, ‘Gideon son of Joash did it.’

(ESV)
And they said to one another, “Who has done this thing?” And after they had searched and inquired, they said, “Gideon the son of Joash has done this thing.”

Judg 18:2

(NIV)
So the Danites sent five of their leading men from Zorah and Eshtaol to spy out the land and explore it. These men represented all the Danites. They told them, ‘Go, explore the land.’

So they entered the hill country of Ephraim and came to the house of Micah, where they spent the night.
(ESV)
So the people of Dan sent five able men from the whole number of their tribe, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land and to explore it. And they said to them, “Go and explore the land.” And they came to the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and lodged there.

1Sam 9:9

(NIV)
(Formerly in Israel, if someone went to enquire of God, they would say, ‘Come, let us go to the seer,’ because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)

(ESV)
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come, let us go to the seer,” for today’sprophet” was formerly called a seer.)

1Sam 18:5

(NIV)
Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the troops, and Saul’s officers as well.

(ESV)
And David went out and was successful wherever Saul sent him, so that Saul set him over the men of war. And this was good in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

1Sam 18:14

(NIV)
In everything he did he had great success, because the Lord was with him.
(ESV)
And David had success in all his undertakings, for the Lord was with him.

1Sam 18:15

(NIV)
When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him.
(ESV)
And when Saul saw that he had great success, he stood in fearful awe of him.

1Sam 18:30

(NIV)
The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.

(ESV)
Then the commanders of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out David had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.

1Sam 20:12

(NIV)
Then Jonathan said to David, ‘I swear by the Lord, the God of Israel, that I will surely sound out my father by this time the day after tomorrow! If he is favourably disposed towards you, will I not send you word and let you know?
(ESV)
And Jonathan said to David, “The Lord, the God of Israel, be witness! When I have sounded out my father, about this time tomorrow, or the third day, behold, if he is well disposed toward David, shall I not then send and disclose it to you?

1Sam 28:7

(NIV)
Saul then said to his attendants, ‘Find me a woman who is a medium, so that I may go and enquire of her.’

‘There is one in Endor,’ they said.

(ESV)
Then Saul said to his servants, “Seek out for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, there is a medium at En-dor.”

2Sam 10:3

(NIV)
the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun their lord, ‘Do you think David is honouring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Hasn’t David sent them to you only to explore the city and spy it out and overthrow it?’
(ESV)
But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it?”

2Sam 11:3

(NIV)
and David sent someone to find out about her. The man said, ‘She is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.’
(ESV)
And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”

1Kgs 2:3

(NIV)
and observe what the Lord your God requires: walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go
(ESV)
and keep the charge of the Lord your God, walking in his ways and keeping his statutes, his commandments, his rules, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn,

1Kgs 7:47

(NIV)
Solomon left all these things unweighed, because there were so many; the weight of the bronze was not determined.

(ESV)
And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because there were so many of them; the weight of the bronze was not ascertained.

1Kgs 14:5

(NIV)
But the Lord had told Ahijah, ‘Jeroboam’s wife is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill, and you are to give her such and such an answer. When she arrives, she will pretend to be someone else.’

(ESV)
And the Lord said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire of you concerning her son, for he is sick. Thus and thus shall you say to her.”

When she came, she pretended to be another woman.

1Kgs 22:5

(NIV)
But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, ‘First seek the counsel of the Lord.’

(ESV)
And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Inquire first for the word of the Lord.”

1Kgs 22:7

(NIV)
But Jehoshaphat asked, ‘Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here whom we can enquire of?’

(ESV)
But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?”

1Kgs 22:8

(NIV)
The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, ‘There is still one prophet through whom we can enquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.’

‘The king should not say such a thing,’ Jehoshaphat replied.

(ESV)
And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”

2Kgs 1:2

(NIV)
Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, ‘Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury.’

(ESV)
Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria, and lay sick; so he sent messengers, telling them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this sickness.”

2Kgs 1:3

(NIV)
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, ‘Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?”
(ESV)
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?

2Kgs 1:6

(NIV)
‘A man came to meet us,’ they replied. ‘And he said to us, “Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!’”’

(ESV)
And they said to him, “There came a man to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the Lord, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’”

2Kgs 1:16

(NIV)
He told the king, ‘This is what the Lord says: is it because there is no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!’
(ESV)
and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron—is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word?—therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’”

2Kgs 3:11

(NIV)
But Jehoshaphat asked, ‘Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may enquire of the Lord?’

An officer of the king of Israel answered, ‘Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.’

(ESV)
And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire of the Lord?” Then one of the king of Israel’s servants answered, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”

2Kgs 8:8

(NIV)
he said to Hazael, ‘Take a gift with you and go to meet the man of God. Consult the Lord through him; ask him, “Will I recover from this illness?”’

(ESV)
the king said to Hazael, Take a present with you and go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord through him, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this sickness?’”

2Kgs 18:7

(NIV)
And the Lord was with him; he was successful in whatever he undertook. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.
(ESV)
And the Lord was with him; wherever he went out, he prospered. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and would not serve him.

2Kgs 22:13

(NIV)
‘Go and enquire of the Lord for me and for the people and for all Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the Lord’s anger that burns against us because those who have gone before us have not obeyed the words of this book; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written there concerning us.’

(ESV)
Go, inquire of the Lord for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the Lord that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.”

2Kgs 22:18

(NIV)
Tell the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the Lord, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says concerning the words you heard:
(ESV)
But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the Lord, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Regarding the words that you have heard,

1Chr 10:13

(NIV)
Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord; he did not keep the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium for guidance,
(ESV)
So Saul died for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also consulted a medium, seeking guidance.

1Chr 10:14

(NIV)
and did not enquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.

(ESV)
He did not seek guidance from the Lord. Therefore the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.

1Chr 13:3

(NIV)
Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not enquire of it during the reign of Saul.’
(ESV)
Then let us bring again the ark of our God to us, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.”

1Chr 15:13

(NIV)
It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us. We did not enquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.’
(ESV)
Because you did not carry it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule.”

1Chr 16:11

(NIV)
Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
(ESV)
Seek the Lord and his strength;
seek his presence continually!

1Chr 19:3

(NIV)
the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, ‘Do you think David is honouring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Haven’t his envoys come to you only to explore and spy out the country and overthrow it?’
(ESV)
But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun, “Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land?”

1Chr 21:30

(NIV)
But David could not go before it to enquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

(ESV)
but David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

1Chr 22:19

(NIV)
Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the sacred articles belonging to God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the Lord.’

(ESV)
Now set your mind and heart to seek the Lord your God. Arise and build the sanctuary of the Lord God, so that the ark of the covenant of the Lord and the holy vessels of God may be brought into a house built for the name of the Lord.”

1Chr 26:31

(NIV)
As for the Hebronites, Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical records of their families. In the fortieth year of David’s reign a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites were found at Jazer in Gilead.
(ESV)
Of the Hebronites, Jerijah was chief of the Hebronites of whatever genealogy or fathers’ houses. (In the fortieth year of David’s reign search was made and men of great ability among them were found at Jazer in Gilead.)

1Chr 28:8

(NIV)
‘So now I charge you in the sight of all Israel and of the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God: be careful to follow all the commands of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and pass it on as an inheritance to your descendants for ever.

(ESV)
Now therefore in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and seek out all the commandments of the Lord your God, that you may possess this good land and leave it for an inheritance to your children after you forever.

1Chr 28:9

(NIV)
‘And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you for ever.
(ESV)
“And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
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