Proverbi 11:27

27 Chi cerca il bene procaccia benevolenza; Ma il male avverrà a chi lo cerca.

Proverbi 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.

Proverbi 11:27 In-Context

25 La persona liberale sarà ingrassata; E chi annaffia sarà anch’esso annaffiato.

26 Il popolo maledirà chi serra il grano; Ma benedizione sarà sopra il capo di chi lo vende.

27 Chi cerca il bene procaccia benevolenza; Ma il male avverrà a chi lo cerca.

28 Chi si confida nelle sue ricchezze caderà; Ma i giusti germoglieranno a guisa di frondi.

29 Chi dissipa la sua casa possederà del vento; E lo stolto sarà servo a chi è savio di cuore.