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seek and ye shall find

seek and ye shall find proverb: something can be found if it is sought.

Proverb

seek and ye shall find

  1. Something can be found if it is sought.
  2. Effort will be rewarded.

seek and ye shall find meaning in Arabic and Persian

seek and ye shall find in Arabic

one finds what one looks for
اللّي يدَوّر يلقى
effort will be rewarded
اِسعَ يَا عَبْد وأنا معاك, مَن جَدَّ وَجَد man jadda wajad
Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7
اُطْلُبُوا تَجِدُوا uṭlubū tajidū

seek and ye shall find in Persian

one finds what one looks for
جوینده یابنده است juyande yâbande ast

Origin of seek and ye shall find

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."

Questions about seek and ye shall find

What does seek and ye shall find mean?
Seek and ye shall find means something can be found if it is sought.
What is seek and ye shall find in Arabic?
Seek and ye shall find in Arabic is اللّي يدَوّر يلقى, اِسعَ يَا عَبْد وأنا معاك, مَن جَدَّ وَجَد (man jadda wajad). See Seek and ye shall find meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is seek and ye shall find?
Seek and ye shall find is a proverb.

Words near seek and ye shall find in the dictionary

  1. seeingly
  2. seeingness
  3. seeings
  4. seek
  5. seek a knot in a bulrush
  6. seek and ye shall find
  7. seek for
  8. seek one's fortune
  9. seek one's virtuous couch
  10. seek out
  11. seek time

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