Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it. New Living Translation If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you! English Standard Version Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it. Berean Standard Bible He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it. King James Bible He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. New King James Version He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil. New American Standard Bible One who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But one who seeks evil, evil will come to him. NASB 1995 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him. NASB 1977 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches after evil, it will come to him. Legacy Standard Bible He who earnestly seeks good seeks favor, But he who searches for evil, evil will come to him. Amplified Bible He who diligently seeks good seeks favor and grace, But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him. Christian Standard Bible The one who searches for what is good seeks favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who searches for what is good finds favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him. American Standard Version He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He that seeks good seeks delight, and he that seeks evil, it will come upon him. Brenton Septuagint Translation He that devises good counsels seeks good favour: but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him. Contemporary English Version Try hard to do right, and you will win friends; go looking for trouble, and you will find it. Douay-Rheims Bible Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them. English Revised Version He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour: but he that searcheth after mischief, it shall come unto him. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever eagerly seeks good searches for good will, but whoever looks for evil finds it. Good News Translation If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get. International Standard Version The person seeking good will find favor, but anyone who searches for evil—it will find him! JPS Tanakh 1917 He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour; But he that searcheth for evil, it shall come unto him. Literal Standard Version Whoever is earnestly seeking good | Seeks a pleasing thing, | And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him. Majority Standard Bible He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it. New American Bible Those who seek the good seek favor, but those who pursue evil will have evil come upon them. NET Bible The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil--it will come to him. New Revised Standard Version Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to the one who searches for it. New Heart English Bible He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him. Webster's Bible Translation He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come to him. World English Bible He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him. Young's Literal Translation Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Dishonest Scales…26The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it. 27He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it. 28He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.… Cross References Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided. Psalm 7:15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. Psalm 7:16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head. Psalm 57:6 They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it! Selah Treasury of Scripture He that diligently seeks good procures favor: but he that seeks mischief, it shall come to him. Proverbs 17:11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him. Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified. Psalm 7:15,16 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made… Jump to Previous Diligently Earnest Earnestly Evil Favor Favour Finds Goes Good Goodwill Grace Heart Meeteth Mischief Pleasing Procureth Searches Searcheth Searching Seeketh Seeking Seeks TroubleJump to Next Diligently Earnest Earnestly Evil Favor Favour Finds Goes Good Goodwill Grace Heart Meeteth Mischief Pleasing Procureth Searches Searcheth Searching Seeketh Seeking Seeks TroubleProverbs 11 1. On Deception(27) Procureth favour.--By the very act of striving after good, he is seeking for the favour of both God and man.Verse 27. - He that diligently seeketh good; literally, he that seeketh in the morning, as so often in Scripture, the phrase, "rising early," implies unimpaired powers and diligence (Proverbs 27:14; Jeremiah 7:13, etc,). Procureth favour; better, seeketh favour; by his very act of striving after what is good, he is striving to do what may please and benefit others, and thus to please God. Vulgate, "Well does he rise early who seeketh good." It - mischief - shall come unto him; the consequences of his evil life shall fall upon his end. Says an Indian proverb, "When men are ripe for slaughter, even straws turn into thunderbolts." Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He who searches outשֹׁ֣חֵֽר (šō·ḥêr) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7836: To dawn, be, early at any task, to search for good ט֭וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good finds יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (yə·ḇaq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after favor, רָצ֑וֹן (rā·ṣō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will but evil רָעָ֣ה (rā·‘āh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil will come תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ (ṯə·ḇō·w·’en·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to him who seeks it. וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ (wə·ḏō·rêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship Links Proverbs 11:27 NIVProverbs 11:27 NLT Proverbs 11:27 ESV Proverbs 11:27 NASB Proverbs 11:27 KJV Proverbs 11:27 BibleApps.com Proverbs 11:27 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 11:27 Chinese Bible Proverbs 11:27 French Bible Proverbs 11:27 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 11:27 He who diligently seeks good seeks favor (Prov. 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