Proverbs 11:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שֹׁ֣חֵֽר ט֖‪[d]‬וֹב יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ רָצ֑וֹן וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ רָעָ֣ה תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃

Transliteration

Šōḥēr ṭôb yəbaqqēš rāṣôn wədōrēš rāʿâ təbôʾennû.

Grammar Details

*Šōḥēr*: verb Qal participle masculine singular - seeking diligently
*ṭôb*: masculine singular adjective/noun - good
*yəbaqqēš*: verb Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - seeks
*rāṣôn*: masculine singular noun - favor
*wədōrēš*: conjunction + verb Qal participle masculine singular - and seeking
*rāʿâ*: feminine singular noun/adjective - evil
*təbôʾennû*: verb Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - it will come to him

Word Meanings

*Šōḥēr*: seeking diligently/earnestly seeking
*ṭôb*: good/goodness/prosperity
*yəbaqqēš*: seeks/looks for/strives for
*rāṣôn*: favor/acceptance/goodwill
*dōrēš*: seeking/inquiring/investigating
*rāʿâ*: evil/misfortune/calamity/trouble
*təbôʾennû*: it will come to him/befall him

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.
Ps 57:6 : 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. {H5542}
Prov 17:11 : 11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion; Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The nations are sunk down in the pit that they made: In the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 16 Jehovah hath made himself known, he hath executed judgment: The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. {H1902} Selah}
Ps 10:2 : 2 In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

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