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.
• 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.
• 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

25A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. 26People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell. Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it. 28Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf. 29Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the 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 17:11Evildoers foster rebellion against God; the messenger of death will be sent against them.
• Esther 7:10So they impaled Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.
• Psalms 7:15Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit they have made.
• Psalms 9:15The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.
• Psalms 10:2In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.
• Psalms 57:6They spread a net for my feet— I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path— but they have fallen into it themselves.

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
• Profit
• Pursue
• Scatter
• Secret
• Smart
• Suretiship
• Surety
• Void
• God

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