Proverbs 11:27

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Whoso is earnestly seeking good Seeketh a pleasing thing, And whoso is seeking evil -- it meeteth him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Esth 7:10 : 10 And they hang Haman upon the tree that he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king hath lain down.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 A pit he hath prepared, and he diggeth it, And he falleth into a ditch he maketh. 16 Return doth his perverseness on his head, And on his crown his violence cometh down.
  • Ps 57:6 : 6 A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.
  • Prov 17:11 : 11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 Sunk have nations in a pit they made, In a net that they hid hath their foot been captured. 16 Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. Meditation. Selah.
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 Through the pride of the wicked, Is the poor inflamed, They are caught in devices that they devised.

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    19Whoso is loving transgression is loving debate, Whoso is making high his entrance is seeking destruction.

    20The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.

  • Prov 11:17-19
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    17A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

    18The wicked is getting a lying wage, And whoso is sowing righteousness -- a true reward.

    19Rightly `is' righteousness for life, And whoso is pursuing evil -- for his own death.

  • Prov 21:21
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    21Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.

  • Prov 13:21
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    21Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous.

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  • Prov 14:22
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    13Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

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    11let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

  • Prov 28:10-11
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    10Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

    11A rich man is wise in his own eyes, And the intelligent poor searcheth him.

  • Prov 16:20
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    20The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.

  • Prov 19:8
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    8Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.

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    11An evil man seeketh only rebellion, And a fierce messenger is sent against him.

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    22Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

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    10The soul of the wicked hath desired evil, Not gracious in his eyes is his neighbour.

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    26Whoso is withholding corn, the people execrate him, And a blessing `is' for the head of him who is selling.

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    19Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.

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  • Prov 8:35
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    28Whoso is confident in his wealth he falleth, And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.

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    15Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous `is' hard.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous `is' only good, The hope of the wicked `is' transgression.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No iniquity is desired by the righteous, And the wicked have been full of evil.

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    27Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.

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    14Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

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    27A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

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    12The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.

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    12The wicked hath desired the net of evil doers, And the root of the righteous giveth.

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    5The purposes of the diligent `are' only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

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    29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

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    27A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips -- as a burning fire.

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    26Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah `is' the judgment of each.

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    14O the happiness of a man fearing continually, And whoso is hardening his heart falleth into evil.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.

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    14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live, And it is so; Jehovah, God of Hosts, `is' with you, as ye said.

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    3On the evil `are' both hands to do `it' well, The prince is asking -- also the judge -- for recompence, And the great -- he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.

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    8Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

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