seek and ye shall find

proverb

Something can be found if it is sought.

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Meanings

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

Origin

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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Translations

Arabic اللّي يدَوّر يلقى, اِسعَ يَا عَبْد وأنا معاك
  • اللّي يدَوّر يلقىone finds what one looks for
  • اِسعَ يَا عَبْد وأنا معاكeffort will be rewarded
  • مَن جَدَّ وَجَد (man jadda wajad)effort will be rewarded
  • اُطْلُبُوا تَجِدُوا (uṭlubū tajidū)Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7
Bulgarian който търси, намира, който търси, намира
  • който търси, намира (kojto tărsi, namira)one finds what one looks for
  • който търси, намира (kojto tărsi, namira)effort will be rewarded
  • търсете и ще намерите (tărsete i šte namerite)Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7
Czech kdo hledá, najde
  • kdo hledá, najdeone finds what one looks for
Dutch zoekt en gij zult vinden, wie zoekt, die vindt
  • zoekt en gij zult vindenone finds what one looks for
  • wie zoekt, die vindtone finds what one looks for
Finnish etsivä löytää
  • etsivä löytääone finds what one looks for
French qui cherche trouve, qui cherche, trouve
  • qui cherche trouveone finds what one looks for
  • qui cherche, trouveone finds what one looks for
German suche und du wirst finden, wer suchet, der findet
  • suche und du wirst findenone finds what one looks for
  • wer suchet, der findetone finds what one looks for
  • suchet, so werdet ihr findenBible quotation from Matthew 7:7
Hebrew יָגַעְתָּ וּמָצָאתָ – תַּאֲמִין
  • יָגַעְתָּ וּמָצָאתָ – תַּאֲמִין (yagá'ta umatzáta taamín)one finds what one looks for
Korean 궁즉통
  • 궁즉통 (gungjeuktong)one finds what one looks for
Persian جوینده یابنده است
  • جوینده یابنده است (juyande yâbande ast)one finds what one looks for
Polish szukajcie, a znajdziecie, kto szuka, ten znajdzie
  • szukajcie, a znajdziecieone finds what one looks for
  • kto szuka, ten znajdzieone finds what one looks for
Portuguese quem procura acha
  • quem procura achaone finds what one looks for
Russian ищи́те да обря́щете, кто и́щет, тот найдёт
  • ищи́те да обря́щете (iščíte da obrjáščete)one finds what one looks for
  • кто и́щет, тот найдёт (kto íščet, tot najdjót)one finds what one looks for
  • кто и́щет, тот всегда́ найдёт (kto íščet, tot vsegdá najdjót)one finds what one looks for
Swedish sök och du skall finna, sök och ni skall finna
  • sök och du skall finnaone finds what one looks for
  • sök och ni skall finnaBible quotation from Matthew 7:7
Cite this entry
APA

seek and ye shall find. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seek%20and%20ye%20shall%20find

MLA

“seek and ye shall find.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seek%20and%20ye%20shall%20find. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seek and ye shall find,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seek%20and%20ye%20shall%20find.

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