Proverbs 11:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil– it will come to him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the very gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. The king’s rage then abated.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made. 16 He becomes the victim of his own destructive plans and the violence he intended for others falls on his own head.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 They have prepared a net to trap me; I am discouraged. They have dug a pit for me. They will fall into it!(Selah)
  • Prov 17:11 : 11 An evil person seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden. 16 The LORD revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions.(Higgaion. Selah)
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

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  • Prov 11:17-19
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    17A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

    19True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

  • Prov 21:21
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    21The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good person obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a person with wicked schemes.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

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    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

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    10The appetite of the wicked has desired evil; his neighbor is shown no favor in his eyes.

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    19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

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    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

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    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

  • Prov 11:23
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  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

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    4Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.