1Ch 28:9, Psa 9:10, Isa 53:11, Jer 9:23-24, 31:33-34, Joh 8:19, 54-55, 17:25 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

1 Chronicles 28:9

David’s Charge to Solomon

9 “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a ^awhole heart and with a willing mind, ^bfor the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. ^cIf you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

Psalms 9:10

10 And those who ^dknow your name put their trust in you,
for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.

Isaiah 53:11

11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see ^{▼▼Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll he shall see light} and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall ^fthe righteous one, my servant,
^gmake many to be accounted righteous,
^hand he shall bear their iniquities.

Jeremiah 9:23-24

23 Thus says the Lord: ⁱ“Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, 24 but ^jlet him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. ^kFor in these things I delight, declares the Lord.”

Jeremiah 31:33-34

33 ^lFor this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: ^mI will put my law within them, and I will write it ⁿon their hearts. ^oAnd I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34 And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ ^pfor they shall all know me, ^qfrom the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For ^rI will forgive their iniquity, and ^sI will remember their sin no more.”

John 8:19

19 They said to him therefore, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, ^t“You know neither me nor my Father. ^uIf you knew me, you would know my Father also.”

John 8:54-55

54 Jesus answered, ^v“If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. ^wIt is my Father who glorifies me, ^xof whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ ^{▼▼Some manuscripts your God} 55 But ^zyou have not known him. ^aaI know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be ^aba liar ^aclike you, but I do know him and I keep his word.

John 17:25

25 ^adO righteous Father, even though ^aethe world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me.