Psalms 78:34

34When he killed them, they asought him;
they repented and sought God earnestly.

Proverbs 8:17

17 bI love those who love me,
and cthose who seek me diligently find me.

Proverbs 13:24

24 dWhoever spares the rod hates his son,
but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Or  who loves him disciplines him early

Isaiah 26:9

9My soul yearns for you in the night;
my spirit within me earnestly seeks you.
fFor when your judgments are in the earth,
the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Hosea 5:15

15 gI will return again to my place,
until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face,
and hin their distress earnestly seek me.
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