Proverbs 11:27
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11:27The one who diligently seeks93 good seeks favor,
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- 93 Two separate words are used here for “seek.” The first is שָׁחַר (shakhar, “to seek diligently”) and the second is בָּקַשׁ (baqash, “to seek after; to look for”). Whoever is seeking good is in effect seeking favor—from either God or man (e.g., Ps 5:12; Isa 49:8).
- 94 The participle דֹּרֵשׁ (doresh) means “to seek; to inquire; to investigate.” A person generally receives the consequences of the kind of life he seeks.
- 95 The verb is the imperfect tense, third feminine singular, referring to “evil,” the object of the participle.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but evil comes to him who searches for it.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Whoever seeks good finds favor,
but evil comes to one who searches for it.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The one who searches for what is good seeks favor,
but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.
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NLTNew Living Translation
If you search for good, you will find favor;
but if you search for evil, it will find you!
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
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KJV 1900King James Version
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour:
But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
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