Proverbs 11:27
Proverbs chapter 11 · verse 27 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
- Psalms 57:6
They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. [Selah
- Psalms 9:15
The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
- Psalms 7:15
He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made.
- Proverbs 17:11
An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
- Psalms 10:2
In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.