"seek and ye shall find" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: 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." Head templates: {{en-proverb}} seek and ye shall find
  1. Something can be found if it is looked for. Related terms: where there is a will there is a way Translations (one finds what one looks for): اللّي يدَوّر يلقى [Arabic, colloquial] (Arabic), kdo hledá, najde (Czech), zoekt en gij zult vinden (Dutch), wie zoekt, die vindt (Dutch), etsivä löytää (Finnish), qui cherche trouve (French), qui cherche, trouve (French), suche und du wirst finden (German), wer suchet, der findet (German), יָגַעְתָּ וּמָצָאתָ – תַּאֲמִין (yagá'ta umatzáta taamín) [masculine] (Hebrew), 궁즉통 (gungjeuktong) (alt: 窮卽通) (Korean), szukajcie, a znajdziecie (Polish), kto szuka, ten znajdzie (Polish), quem procura acha (Portuguese), ищи́те да обря́щете (iščíte da obrjáščete) [biblical, religion, lifestyle] (Russian), кто и́щет, тот найдёт (kto íščet, tot najdjót) (Russian), кто и́щет, тот всегда́ найдёт (kto íščet, tot vsegdá najdjót) (Russian), sök och du skall finna (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-seek_and_ye_shall_find-en-proverb-tfAHO9FS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English proverbs: 54 46 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'one finds what one looks for': 61 39
  2. Effort will be rewarded. Translations (Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7): اُطْلُبُوا تَجِدُوا (uṭlubū tajidū) (Arabic), suchet, so werdet ihr finden (German), sök och ni skall finna (Swedish) Translations (effort will be rewarded): اِسعَ يَا عَبْد وأنا معاك (Arabic), مَن جَدَّ وَجَد (man jadda wajad) (Arabic)
    Sense id: en-seek_and_ye_shall_find-en-proverb-nBxwDfBI Categories (other): English proverbs, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English proverbs: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7': 44 56 Disambiguation of 'effort will be rewarded': 6 94
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