Proverbs 11:27
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
KJV
Bene consurgit diluculo qui quærit bona ; qui autem investigator malorum est, opprimetur ab eis.
Vulgate
τεκταινόμενος ἀγαθὰ ζητεῖ χάριν ἀγαθήν, ἐκζητοῦντα δὲ κακὰ καταλήμψεται αὐτόν.
LXX
He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.
ASV
שֹׁ֣חֵֽר ט֭וֹב יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ רָצ֑וֹן וְ/דֹרֵ֖שׁ רָעָ֣ה תְבוֹאֶֽ/נּוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
הוּ
hv
verb · 165×
וֹ
v
noun · 53×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
נְנִי
nny
verb · 12×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Amos 5:14 — Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
- Esth 7:10 — So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
- Prov 17:11 — An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
- Ps 7:15 — He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
- Ps 9:15 — The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
- Ps 57:6 — They 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.