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Proverbs 11:27
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Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
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Proverbs 11:27 in Other Translations
KJV
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He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
ESV
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Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.
NLT
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If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you!
MSG
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The one who seeks good finds delight; the student of evil becomes evil.
CSB
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The one who searches for what is good finds favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.
Proverbs 11:27 In-Context
25
A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
26
People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell.
27
Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
28
Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29
Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise.
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Esther 7:10
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Psalms 7:15-16
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