# Is “Seek and you shall find” in the Bible?

> Yes. “Seek and you shall find” comes from the Bible, from Matthew 7:7.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/seek-and-you-shall-find
By Andrew Kittridge · November 9, 2026

Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount, teaching about prayer.

## The verse

> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
>
> — [Matthew 7:7](https://www.lumin.faith/read/matthew/7#7) (Lumin Translation)

The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse.

## What it means there

Jesus is talking about prayer: keep asking, keep looking, keep knocking, because the Father gives good things to those who ask him (Matthew 7:11). Jeremiah 29:13 makes the promise about God himself: you will find him when you search with your whole heart.

## Also in the Bible

> You will look for me and you will find me, when you search for me with your whole heart.
>
> — [Jeremiah 29:13](https://www.lumin.faith/read/jeremiah/29#13) (Lumin Translation)

> But from there you will seek Yahweh your God, and you will find him if you search for him with all your heart and with all your soul.
>
> — [Deuteronomy 4:29](https://www.lumin.faith/read/deuteronomy/4#29) (Lumin Translation)

## Common questions

### Is “Seek and you shall find” in the Bible?

Yes. “Seek and you shall find” comes from the Bible, from Matthew 7:7. The saying is not word for word. It shortens or reshapes the verse. Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount, teaching about prayer.

### Where in the Bible is “Seek and you shall find”?

In Matthew 7:7, and also Jeremiah 29:13 and Deuteronomy 4:29. In the Lumin Translation, Matthew 7:7 reads: “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

### Who said “Seek and you shall find”?

Jesus says it in the Sermon on the Mount, teaching about prayer.

### What does “Seek and you shall find” mean in the Bible?

Jesus is talking about prayer: keep asking, keep looking, keep knocking, because the Father gives good things to those who ask him (Matthew 7:11). Jeremiah 29:13 makes the promise about God himself: you will find him when you search with your whole heart.

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