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

25The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. 26He that withholdeth wheat, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it. He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. 28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. 29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs 11:27 word by word

שֹׁ֣חֵֽר ט֭וֹב יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ רָצ֑וֹן וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ רָעָ֣ה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

• 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 seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
• Psalms 7:15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
• Psalms 9:15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
• Psalms 10:2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
• Psalms 57:6They 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.

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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• Poetry
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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