seek and ye shall find

seek and ye shall find

English

Etymology

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."

Proverb

seek and ye shall find

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

Translations

one finds what one looks for

Arabic: اللّي يدَوّر يلقى‎ (Colloquial Arabic) Czech: kdo hledá, najde Dutch: zoekt en gij zult vinden, wie zoekt, die vindt Finnish: etsivä löytää French: qui cherche trouve, qui cherche, trouve German: suche und du wirst finden, wer suchet, der findet Hebrew: יָגַעְתָּ וּמָצָאתָ – תַּאֲמִין‎ (he) m (yagá'ta umatzáta taamín) Korean: 궁즉통(窮卽通) (gungjeuktong) Polish: szukajcie, a znajdziecie (pl), kto szuka, ten znajdzie (pl) Portuguese: quem procura acha Russian: ищи́те да обря́щете (iščíte da obrjáščete) (biblical), кто и́щет, тот найдёт (kto íščet, tot najdjót), кто и́щет, тот всегда́ найдёт (kto íščet, tot vsegdá najdjót) Swedish: de söker och de skall nå

effort will be rewarded

Arabic: اِسعَ يَا عَبْد وأنا معاك‎, مَن جَدَّ وَجَد‎ (man jadda wajad)

Bible quotation from Matthew 7:7

Arabic: اُطْلُبُوا تَجِدُوا‎ (uṭlubū tajidū) German: suchet, so werdet ihr finden

See also

• where there is a will there is a way