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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.
• New Living Translation (NLT)If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you!

Context of Proverbs 11:27

25Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered. 26The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it. Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it. 28Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf. 29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.

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 man seeks only rebellion, and a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.
• Psalms 7:15He makes a pit, digging it out, and falls into the hole that he has made.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught.
• Psalms 10:2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised.
• Psalms 57:6They set a net for my steps; my soul was bowed down. They dug a pit in my way, but they have fallen into it themselves. 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

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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