And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.

The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.

That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?

O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah.

This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.

For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified.

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD.

O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.

If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;

He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.

The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.

Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea further; though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.