Verse 27
Proverbs 11:27
Literal Standard Version
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Whoever is earnestly seeking good || Seeks a pleasing thing, || And whoever is seeking evil—it meets him.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שֹׁ֣חֵֽר ט֭וֹב יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ רָצ֑וֹן וְ/דֹרֵ֖שׁ רָעָ֣ה תְבוֹאֶֽ/נּוּ
English Translation
A good seeker desires favor, but one who seeks evil will come upon it.
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Chapter 11 Context
1
Balances of deceit are an abomination to YHWH, || And a perfect weight is His delight.
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2
Pride has come, and shame comes, || And wisdom is with the lowly.
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3
The integrity of the upright leads them, || And the perverseness of the treacherous destroys them.
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Wealth does not profit in a day of wrath, || And righteousness delivers from death.
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5
The righteousness of the perfect makes his way right, || And by his wickedness the wicked fall.
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The righteousness of the upright delivers them, || And in mischief the treacherous are captured.
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In the death of a wicked man, hope perishes, || And the expectation of the iniquitous has been lost.
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The righteous is drawn out from distress, || And the wicked goes in instead of him.
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9
A hypocrite corrupts his friend with the mouth, || And the righteous are drawn out by knowledge.
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10
A city exults in the good of the righteous, || And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.
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11
By the blessing of the upright is a city exalted, || And by the mouth of the wicked thrown down.
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12
Whoever is despising his neighbor lacks heart, || And a man of understanding keeps silence.
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13
A busybody is revealing secret counsel, || And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.
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14
Without counsels a people falls, || And deliverance is in a multitude of counselors.
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15
An evil one suffers when he has been guarantor for a stranger, || And whoever hates striking hands i...
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16
A gracious woman retains honor, || And terrible men retain riches.
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17
A kind man is rewarding his own soul, || And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.
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The wicked is getting a lying wage, || And whoever is sowing righteousness—a true reward.
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19
Correctly is righteousness for life, || And whoever is pursuing evil—for his own death.
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20
The perverse of heart are an abomination to YHWH, || And the perfect of the way are His delight.
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21
Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, || And the seed of the righteous has escaped.
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22
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow—A beautiful woman and stubborn of behavior.
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23
The desire of the righteous is only good, || The hope of the wicked is transgression.
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24
There is one who is scattering, and yet is increased, || And one who is keeping back from uprightnes...
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25
A liberal soul is made fat, || And whoever is watering, he also is watered.
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26
Whoever is withholding grain, the people execrate him, || And a blessing is for the head of him who...
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27
Whoever is earnestly seeking good || Seeks a pleasing thing, || And whoever is seeking evil—it meets...
28
Whoever is confident in his wealth falls, || And as a leaf, the righteous flourish.
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29
Whoever is troubling his own house inherits wind, || And the fool is a servant to the wise of heart.
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30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, || And whoever is taking souls is wise.
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31
Behold, the righteous is repaid in the earth, || Surely also the wicked and the sinner!
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