Proverbs 11:27
Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.
In context
24 One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
25 A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. 26 People curse the one who hoards grain, but they pray God’s blessing on the one who is willing to sell. 27 Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it. 28 Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
29 Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise. 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 11:27 in the KJV
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 11:27 in the ESV
Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.