"seek and ye shall find" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From the King James translation of Matthew 7:7: \"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.\"",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Something can be found if it is looked for."
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          "_dis1": "78 22",
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        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
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          "word": "اللّي يدَوّر يلقى"
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          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "kdo hledá, najde"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "zoekt en gij zult vinden"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "wie zoekt, die vindt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "etsivä löytää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "qui cherche trouve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "qui cherche, trouve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "suche und du wirst finden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "wer suchet, der findet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "yagá'ta umatzáta taamín",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "יָגַעְתָּ וּמָצָאתָ – תַּאֲמִין"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "alt": "窮卽通",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gungjeuktong",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "궁즉통"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "szukajcie, a znajdziecie"
        },
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          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "kto szuka, ten znajdzie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "quem procura acha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "iščíte da obrjáščete",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "topics": [
            "biblical",
            "religion",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "ищи́те да обря́щете"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kto íščet, tot najdjót",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "кто и́щет, тот найдёт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kto íščet, tot vsegdá najdjót",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "кто и́щет, тот всегда́ найдёт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
          "word": "sök och du skall finna"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Effort will be rewarded."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "effort will be rewarded",
          "word": "اِسعَ يَا عَبْد وأنا معاك"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "man jadda wajad",
          "sense": "effort will be rewarded",
          "word": "مَن جَدَّ وَجَد"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "uṭlubū tajidū",
      "sense": "Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7",
      "word": "اُطْلُبُوا تَجِدُوا"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7",
      "word": "suchet, so werdet ihr finden"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "52 48",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7",
      "word": "sök och ni skall finna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "seek and ye shall find"
}

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  "etymology_text": "From the King James translation of Matthew 7:7: \"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.\"",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "related": [
    {
      "word": "where there is a will there is a way"
    }
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something can be found if it is looked for."
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Effort will be rewarded."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
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        "Arabic",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "اللّي يدَوّر يلقى"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "kdo hledá, najde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "zoekt en gij zult vinden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "wie zoekt, die vindt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "etsivä löytää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "qui cherche trouve"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "qui cherche, trouve"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "suche und du wirst finden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "wer suchet, der findet"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yagá'ta umatzáta taamín",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "יָגַעְתָּ וּמָצָאתָ – תַּאֲמִין"
    },
    {
      "alt": "窮卽通",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gungjeuktong",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "궁즉통"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "szukajcie, a znajdziecie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "kto szuka, ten znajdzie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "quem procura acha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iščíte da obrjáščete",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "religion",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "ищи́те да обря́щете"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kto íščet, tot najdjót",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "кто и́щет, тот найдёт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kto íščet, tot vsegdá najdjót",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "кто и́щет, тот всегда́ найдёт"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one finds what one looks for",
      "word": "sök och du skall finna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "effort will be rewarded",
      "word": "اِسعَ يَا عَبْد وأنا معاك"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "man jadda wajad",
      "sense": "effort will be rewarded",
      "word": "مَن جَدَّ وَجَد"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "uṭlubū tajidū",
      "sense": "Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7",
      "word": "اُطْلُبُوا تَجِدُوا"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7",
      "word": "suchet, so werdet ihr finden"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7",
      "word": "sök och ni skall finna"
    }
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  "word": "seek and ye shall find"
}