Mishle 11:27

27 He that diligently seeketh tov procureth ratzon, but he that seeketh ra’ah, it shall come unto him.

Mishle 11:27 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 11:27

He that diligently seeketh good
Or "early"; who rises early in the morning, as the word ^F5 signifies, and seeks both to do good, and to enjoy it all the day; who, in the first place, seeks the kingdom of God and his righteousness; who, in the morning of his youth, inquires after the best things; and diligently pursues what is for his own good and welfare, and that of others, and for the glory of God: procureth favour,
both of God and men: or, "seeketh favour" ^F6; or that which is acceptable and well-pleasing unto God; but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him;
that seeks to do hurt to others; that which he seeks to do to them shall come upon himself; see ( Psalms 9:15 ) ; so antichrist, that leads into captivity, shall go into captivity; and that kills with the sword, shall be killed by it, ( Revelation 13:10 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (rxv) "qui mane quaerit", Vatablus; "quarens mane", Montanus; "qui mane vestigat", Schultens; "bene consurgit diluculo", V. L. so the Targum and Ben Melech.
F6 (Nwur vqby) "quaerit favorem, beneplacitum", Vatablus, Michaelis; "benevolentiam", Junius & Tremellius, Mercerus, Gejerus.

Mishle 11:27 In-Context

25 The nefesh brocha (generous person) shall be made to prosper, and he that watereth shall be refreshed also himself.

26 He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him, but brocha shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

27 He that diligently seeketh tov procureth ratzon, but he that seeketh ra’ah, it shall come unto him.

28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the tzaddik shall flourish like the green leaf.

29 He that troubleth his own bais shall inherit the ruach (wind), and the fool shall be eved to the chacham lev.