Revised Webster's Bible
Proverbs 11:27
27He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come to him.
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 grain, 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 to 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.
Read all of Proverbs 11Proverbs 11:27 word by word
שֹׁ֣חֵֽר ט֭וֹב יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ רָצ֑וֹן וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ רָעָ֣ה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 11:27
- Proverbs 17:11An evilmanseeketh 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 dug it, and hath 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 dug a pit before me, into the midst of which they have 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
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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
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