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Those who search will surely find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/8.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />I love those who love me, and those who seek me early shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I love those who love me; And those who diligently seek me will find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I love those who love me; And those who seek me early <i>and</i> diligently will find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I love those who love me, and those who search for me find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I love those who love me, and those who search for me find me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I love everyone who loves me, and I will be found by all who honestly search. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I love those who love me; whoever looks for me can find me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I love those who love me. Those eagerly looking for me will find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I love those who love me, And those who seek me diligently will find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/8.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/8.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I love them that love me; And those that seek me diligently shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/8.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />I love those who love me; and those who seek me early shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/8.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I love them that love me; and those that seek me diligently shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/8.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />I loue them that loue me: and they that seeke me earely, shall finde me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/8.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />I am louing vnto those that loue me: and they that seeke me early, shall finde me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/8.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />I am louynge vnto those that loue me, and they that seke me early, shal fynde me.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I love those loving me, "" And those seeking me earnestly find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I love those loving me, And those seeking me earnestly do find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I loved those loving me: and they seeking me shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I love them that love me: and they that in the morning early watch for me, shall find me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />I love those who love me. And those who stand watch for me until morning shall discover me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I love my friends, and those who seek me will find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I love those who love me; and those who seek me shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I love them that love me, And those that seek me earnestly shall find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find <i>me</i>.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/proverbs/8.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ʾō·hă·ḇɛ·hå̄ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">love</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ê·hāḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">those who love me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7836.htm" title="7836: ū·mə·ša·ḥă·ray (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- To look early or diligently for. A primitive root; properly, to dawn, i.e. be early at any task; by extension, to search for.">and those who seek me early</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: yim·ṣā·’un·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: 1cs, Pn) -- To attain to, find. ">shall find me.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589. 'aniy (an-ee') -- I">I</a><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love"> love</a><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love"> those loving</a><a href="/hebrew/7836.htm" title="7836. shachar (shaw-khar') -- to look early or diligently for"> me, And those seeking me earnestly</a><a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672. matsa' (maw-tsaw') -- to attain to, find"> do find me.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="אהב vqi1cs 157"> love</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="אהב vqPmpc 157"> those who love</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/7836.htm" title="שׁחר_2 vpPmpc 7836"> those who search for</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="מצא vqi3mp 4672"> find</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">"I love</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">those who love</a> <a href="/hebrew/7836.htm" title="7836. shachar (shaw-khar') -- to look early or diligently for">me; And those who diligently</a> <a href="/hebrew/7836.htm" title="7836. shachar (shaw-khar') -- to look early or diligently for">seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672. matsa' (maw-tsaw') -- to attain to, find">me will find</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">me.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">I love</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157. 'ahab (aw-hab') -- to love">them that love</a> <a href="/hebrew/7836.htm" title="7836. shachar (shaw-khar') -- to look early or diligently for">me; and those that seek me early</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672. matsa' (maw-tsaw') -- to attain to, find">shall find</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">me.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/8-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 8:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 8:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/8-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 8:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 8:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>