Proverbs 11:27

Proverbs 11:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.

Context of Proverbs 11:27

25A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water. 26People will curse anyone who hoards grain, but a blessing will come to the one who sells it. The one who searches for what is good seeks favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him. 28Anyone trusting in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like foliage. 29The one who brings ruin on his household will inherit the wind, and a fool will be a slave to someone whose heart is wise.

Proverbs 11:27 word by word

שֹׁ֣חֵֽר ט֭וֹב יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ רָצ֑וֹן וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ רָעָ֣ה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He that diligently seekethשָׁחַרshâchar · to seekH7836
• goodטוֹבţôb · goodH2896
• procurethבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• favourרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• but he that seekethדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• mischiefרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: evilH7451
• it shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Proverbs 11:27

• Proverbs 17:11An evil person desires only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
• Esther 7:10They hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.
• Psalms 7:15He dug a pit and hollowed it out but fell into the hole he had made.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into the pit they made; their foot is caught in the net they have concealed.
• Psalms 10:2In arrogance the wicked relentlessly pursue their victims; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
• Psalms 57:6They prepared a net for my steps; I was despondent. They dug a pit ahead of me, but they fell into it!Selah

Commentaries on Proverbs 11:27

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27Procureth - Better, striveth after. He who desires good, absolutely, for its own sake, is also unconsciously striving after the favor which attends goodness.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27Verse 27 Seeking mischief is here set against seeking good; for those that are not doing good are doing hurt, even to themselves.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3124-31. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 11:27

• Diligence
• God
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Poetry
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• Pursue
• Scatter
• Secret
• Smart
• Suretiship
• Surety
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Commentaries on Proverbs 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings