where does the bible say god helps those who help themselves
God helps those who help themselves The phrase is often mistaken as a scriptural quote, though it is not stated verbatim in the Bible.
God helps those who help themselves The sentiment appears in ancient Greek tragedies of which only fragments now remain. In his Philoctetes (c.409 BC), Sophocles wrote, "No good e'er comes of leisure purposeless; And heaven ne’er helps the men who will not act."[5] And in the Hippolytus (428BC) of Euripides appears the speech, "Try first thyself, and after call in God; For to the worker God himself lends aid."[6][dubious – discuss]
Matthew 7:7–8 The common English expression "Seek and Ye Shall Find" is derived from this verse.
Shekhinah This term does not occur in the Bible, and is from rabbinic literature.[2]:148[3][4]