Proverbs 11:27
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He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
In other translations
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
Hebrew words
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- Psalm 7:15-1615 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.15 He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making. 16 His trouble recoils on himself, and his violence falls on his own head.
- Proverbs 17:11An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
- Psalm 57:6They 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.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
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.
- Psalm 9:15-1615 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.15 The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. 16 The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
- Psalm 10:2The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.
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