Verse List for PROV 11:27

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OET (OET-RV) Anyone who strives diligently, strives for favour, ⇔ ^ but if you strive for evil, it’ll come to you.

OET-LV one _who_seeks _diligently good he _seeks favour and_one _who_seeks _carefully evil it_will _come _to _him.

ULT One diligently seeking good seeks favor, ⇔ but one searching, for evil, it will come, to him.

UST If you sincerely want to do what is right, people will treat you well, ⇔  but evil things happen to people who try to do what is evil.

BSB & MSB He who searches out good finds favor, ⇔  but evil will come to him who seeks it.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB He who diligently seeks good seeks favour, ⇔  but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

NET The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, ⇔ but the one who searches for evil – it will come to him.

LSV Whoever is earnestly seeking good
Seeks a pleasing thing,
And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.

FBV If you look to do good, you'll be appreciated; but if you look for evil, you'll find it!

T4T ⇔  If you sincerely want to do what is right, people will respect you, ⇔  but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.

LEB • He who diligently seeks good seeks favor,
• but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.

BBE He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

Moff He whose aims are good wins the goodwill of God: ⇔  he whose aims are evil, evil shall befall him.

JPS He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for evil, it shall come unto him.

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

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

YLT Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil — it meeteth him.

Drby He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him.

RV He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour: but he that searcheth after mischief, it shall come unto him.
(He that diligently seeketh/seeks good seeketh/seeks favour: but he that searcheth after mischief, it shall come unto him.)

SLT He seeking good shall strive after acceptance: and he seeking evil, it shall come to him.

Wbstr He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come to him.

KJB-1769 He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
(He that diligently seeketh/seeks good procureth favour: but he that seeketh/seeks mischief, it shall come unto him.)

KJB-1611 He that diligently seeketh good, procureth fauour: but hee that seeketh mischiefe, it shall come vnto him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps He that searcheth for good thynges fyndeth fauour: but who so seketh after mischiefe, it shall happen vnto hym.
(He that searcheth for good things findeth/finds favour: but whoso/whoever seeketh/seeks after mischief, it shall happen unto him.)

Gnva He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.
(He that seeketh/seeks good things, getteth favour: but he that seeketh/seeks evil, it shall come to him.)

Cvdl He that laboureth for honesty fyndeth his desyre: but who so seketh after myschefe, it shal happe vnto him.
(He that laboureth for honesty findeth/finds his desire: but whoso/whoever seeketh/seeks after mischief, it shall happen unto him.)

Wycl Wel he risith eerli, that sekith good thingis; but he that is a serchere of yuels, schal be oppressid of tho.
(Well he riseth/rises early, that seeketh/seeks good things; but he that is a serchere of evils, shall be oppressed of those.)

Luth Wer da Gutes sucht, dem widerfährt Gutes; wer aber nach Unglück ringet, dem wird‘s begegnen.
(Who there goodness/good_(person) searches, to_him againstfährt goodness/good_(person); who but after accident/misfortune/disaster wrestling, to_him it_will meet/encounter.)

ClVg Bene consurgit diluculo qui quærit bona; qui autem investigator malorum est, opprimetur ab eis.[fn]
(Well he_gets_up in_the_early_morning who/which seeks good(s); who/which however investigator of_evil it_is, opprimetur away to_them.)

UHB שֹׁ֣חֵֽר ט֭וֹב יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ רָצ֑וֹן וְ⁠דֹרֵ֖שׁ רָעָ֣ה תְבוֹאֶֽ⁠נּוּ׃ ‡

BrLXX Τεκταινόμενος ἀγαθὰ ζητεῖ χάριν ἀγαθὴν, ἐκζητοῦντα δὲ κακὰ καταλήψεται αὐτόν.

BrTr He that devises good counsels seeks good favour: but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him.