Proverbs 11:27 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

²⁷ He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour: But he that searcheth after mischief, it shall come unto him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ He who diligently seeks good seeks [God's] favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come upon him.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

Common English Bible

²⁷ Those who look for good find favor, but those who seek evil—it will come to them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ He does well to rise early, who seeks what is good. But whoever is a seeker of evils shall be oppressed by them.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁷ Well doth he rise early who seeketh good things; but he that seeketh after evil things shall be oppressed by them.

Proverbs 11:27 Cross References

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

Psalm 10:2

In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

Psalm 57:6

They have prepared a net for my steps; Thy soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. Selah

Proverbs 17:11

An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

Proverbs 22:9

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.