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Proverbs 8:17

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I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
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  1. John 14:23Rank 1 from verse 17
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    23Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

  2. John 14:21Rank 2 from verse 17
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    21He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

  3. Psalms 91:14Rank 3 from verse 17
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    14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

  4. Isaiah 55:6Rank 4 from verse 17
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    6¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

  5. 1 John 4:19Rank 5 from verse 17
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    19We love him, because he first loved us.

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Proverbs 8:17

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love

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Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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find

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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.

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8:16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

8:17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.

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8:18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

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