Proverbs 8:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

New Living Translation
“I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me.

English Standard Version
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.

Berean Study Bible
I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.

New American Standard Bible
“I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.

NASB 1995
"I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.

NASB 1977
“I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.

Amplified Bible
“I love those who love me; And those who seek me early and diligently will find me.

Christian Standard Bible
I love those who love me, and those who search for me find me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I love those who love me, and those who search for me find me.

Contemporary English Version
I love everyone who loves me, and I will be found by all who honestly search.

Good News Translation
I love those who love me; whoever looks for me can find me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I love those who love me. Those eagerly looking for me will find me.

International Standard Version
I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me.

NET Bible
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

New King James Version
I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me.

King James 2000 Bible
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

New Heart English Bible
I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.

World English Bible
I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.

American King James Version
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

American Standard Version
I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.

A Faithful Version
I love those who love me; and those who seek me early shall find me.

Darby Bible Translation
I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.

English Revised Version
I love them that love me; and those that seek me diligently shall find me.

Webster's Bible Translation
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
I loue them that loue me: and they that seeke me earely, shall finde me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
I am louing vnto those that loue me: and they that seeke me early, shall finde me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
I am louynge vnto those that loue me, and they that seke me early, shal fynde me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I love those loving me, "" And those seeking me earnestly find me.

Young's Literal Translation
I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me.

Smith's Literal Translation
I loved those loving me: and they seeking me shall find me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I love them that love me: and they that in the morning early watch for me, shall find me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I love those who love me. And those who stand watch for me until morning shall discover me.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I love my friends, and those who seek me will find me.

Lamsa Bible
I love those who love me; and those who seek me shall find me.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I love them that love me, And those that seek me earnestly shall find me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find me.
















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