Proverbs 11:27
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
Proverbs 11:27 in other translations
| BSB | He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it. |
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| WEB | He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him. |
| ASV | He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him. |
| YLT | Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil--it meeteth him. |
| DARBY | He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him. |
| BBE | He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it. |
| Webster | He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come to him. |
What does Proverbs 11:27 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Proverbs 11:24-31
24-31. The scope of the whole is a comment on Pr 11:23. Thus liberality, by God's blessing, secures increase, while penuriousness, instead of expected gain, procures poverty.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Proverbs 11:27 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Proverbs 11:27
- Psalms 7:15-16
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
- Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
- Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
- Psalms 57:6
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
- Psalms 9:15-16
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The Lord is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
- Psalms 10:2
The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
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Context
- Proverbs 11:26
He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.
- Proverbs 11:27
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
- Proverbs 11:28
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.
Proverbs 11:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El que madruga al bien, buscará favor: mas el que busca el mal, vendrále. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Qui recherche le bien cherche la faveur, mais le mal arrive à qui le recherche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wer das Gute eifrig sucht, sucht Wohlgefallen; wer aber nach Bösem trachtet, über ihn wird es kommen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Bene consurgit diluculo qui quærit bona; qui autem investigator malorum est, opprimetur ab eis. |