Verse 27

Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 Behold, the wicked conceives evil, is pregnant with mischief, and gives birth to lies. 16 They dig a pit and hollow it out, only to fall into the hole they have made.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Your glory be over all the earth.
  • Prov 17:11 : 11 A rebellious person seeks only evil, so a cruel messenger will be sent against them.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 So that I may recount all your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion; I will rejoice in your salvation. 16 The nations have sunk into the pit they made; their feet are caught in the net they hid.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.