Proverbs 11:27

Bishops' Bible (1568)

He that searcheth for good thynges fyndeth fauour: but who so seketh after mischiefe, it shall happen vnto hym.

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Referenced Verses

  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the galous that he had made for Mardocheus: Then was the kinges wrath pacified.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He hath made a graue and digged it: but he hym selfe wyll fall into the pit whiche he hath made. 16 For his labour shall come vpon his owne head: and his wickednesse shall fall vpon his owne pate.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 They haue prepared a net for my feete, that some man might presse downe my soule: they haue digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the midst of it them selues. Selah.
  • Prov 17:11 : 11 A seditious person seketh mischiefe, and a cruell messenger shalbe sent agaynst hym.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The Heathen are sunke downe into the pit that they made: their owne foote is snared in the same net whiche they had layde priuily for other. 16 God is knowen by the iudgement that he hath executed: the vngodly is trapped in ye worke of his owne handes, this ought to be considered alwayes. Selah.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The vngodly of a wylfulnesse persecuteth the poore: but euery one of them shalbe taken in the craftie wylines that they haue imagined.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 17:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19He that delighteth in sinne, loueth strife: and who so setteth his doore to hye, seeketh destruction.

    20Who so hath a frowarde heart, obteyneth no good: and he that hath a double tongue, shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 11:17-19
    3 verses
    78%

    17He that is mercifull, doth hym selfe a benefite: but who so hurteth his neyghbour, is a tiraunt.

    18The vngodly worketh deceiptfull workes: but he that soweth righteousnesse shall receaue a sure rewarde.

    19Lyke as ryghteousnesse bringeth lyfe: euen so to cleaue vnto euyll, bryngeth death.

  • Prov 21:21
    77%

    21Who so foloweth righteousnesse and mercy, findeth both life, righteousnesse, and honour.

  • Prov 12:2
    77%

    2A good man is acceptable vnto the Lorde: but the wicked imaginer wyll he condempne.

  • Prov 13:21
    76%

    21Mischiefe foloweth vpon sinners: but the righteous shal haue a good reward.

  • Prov 24:8
    75%

    8He that imagineth mischiefe, maye well be called an vngratious person.

  • Prov 14:22
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    22Without doubt they erre that worke wickednesse: but they that muse vpon good thynges, vnto such shall happen mercie and trueth.

  • Prov 17:13
    75%

    13Who so rewardeth euill for good, euil shall not depart from his house.

  • 1 Pet 3:11
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    11Let hym eschewe euyll and do good, let hym seke peace and ensue it.

  • Prov 28:10-11
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    74%

    10Who so causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shall fall into his owne pit: but the iust shall haue the good in possession.

    11The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20He that handleth a matter wisely obteyneth good: and blessed is he that putteth his trust in the Lorde.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8He that is wise loueth his owne soule, and kepeth vnderstanding, that he may prosper.

  • Prov 17:11
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    11A seditious person seketh mischiefe, and a cruell messenger shalbe sent agaynst hym.

  • Prov 28:22-23
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    74%

    22He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

    23He that folowyng my preceptes rebuketh a man, shall fynde more fauour at the last then he that flattereth hym.

  • Prov 21:10
    74%

    10The soule of the vngodly wisheth euyll, and his neighbour findeth no fauour in his eyes.

  • Prov 11:26
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    26Who so hoordeth vp his corne, shalbe cursed among the people: but blessyng shall lyght vpon his head that geueth foode.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    73%

    19He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.

    20A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie.

  • Prov 8:35
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    35For whoso findeth me, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the Lorde.

  • Prov 11:28-29
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    28He that trusteth in his riches shall haue a fall: but the ryghteous shall florishe as the greene leafe.

    29Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house, he shal haue winde for his heritage: and the foole shalbe seruaunt to the wise.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Good vnderstandyng geueth fauour: but harde is the way of the dispisers.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the ryghteous is acceptable: but the hope of the vngodly is indignation.

  • Prov 12:21
    72%

    21There shall no aduersitie happen vnto the iust: but the vngodly shalbe fylled with miserie.

  • Prov 26:27
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    27Who so diggeth vp a pit, shal fall therin: and he that rolleth vp a stone, it wyl returne vpon hym.

  • Isa 31:2
    72%

    2And he neuerthelesse is wise, and will plague the wicked, and goeth not from his worde, he wyll aryse against the housholde of the frowarde, and against the helpe of euyll doers.

  • Hab 2:9
    72%

    9Wo he that coueteth an euyll couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of euyll.

  • Ps 112:5
    72%

    5A good man is mercyfull and lendeth: he wyll guyde his wordes with discretion.

  • Ps 34:14
    72%

    14Eschewe euill & do good: seeke peace and ensue it.

  • Prov 15:27
    72%

    27The greedy couetous man rooteth vp his owne house: but who so hateth rewardes shall lyue.

  • Prov 27:12
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    12A wyse man seing the plague, wyll hide hym selfe: as for fooles they go on styll and suffer harme.

  • Prov 12:12
    72%

    12The desire of the vngodly is a net of euyls: but the roote of the ryghteous bryngeth foorth fruite.

  • Prov 21:5
    71%

    5The deuises of one that is diligent, bring plenteousnesse: but he that is vnaduised, commeth vnto pouertie.

  • Prov 16:29
    71%

    29A wicked man beguyleth his neyghbour, and leadeth hym into the way that is not good:

  • Prov 16:27
    71%

    27An vngodly person stirreth vp euyll, and in his lippes he is as an hotte burnyng fyre.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27He that geueth vnto the poore shall not lacke: but he that hydeth his eyes from them, shall haue many a curse.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26Many there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.

  • Prov 28:14
    71%

    14Well is hym that standeth alway in awe: as for hym that hardeneth his heart, he shall fall into mischiefe.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29An vngodly man hardeneth his face: but the iust refourmeth his owne way.

  • Amos 5:14
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    14Seke good and not euill, that ye may liue: & so the Lord God of hoastes shalbe with you, as you haue spoken.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3Yet they say they do wel, when they do euyll: the prince asketh, and the iudge iudgeth for a rewarde, therfore the great man speaketh out of the corruption of his soule, and so they wrappe it vp.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8He that by vsurie and vniust gaynes gathereth riches: he shall lay them in store for a man that will pitie the poore.

  • Prov 6:14
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    14He is euer imagining mischiefe and frowardnes in his heart, and causeth discorde.

  • Prov 28:5
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    5Wicked men vnderstande not iudgement: but they that seeke the Lord, vnderstande all thinges.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstandyng in the sight of God and men.