Proverbs 11:27 - Compare All Versions

Proverbs 11:27 NIV (New International Version)

Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.

Proverbs 11:27 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.

Proverbs 11:27 NLT (New Living Translation)

If you search for good, you will find favor; but if you search for evil, it will find you!

Proverbs 11:27 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

The one who searches for what is good  seeks favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.

Proverbs 11:27 KJV (King James Version)

He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

Proverbs 11:27 NKJV (New King James Version)

He who earnestly seeks good finds favor, But trouble will come to him who seeks evil.

Proverbs 11:27 MSG (The Message)

The one who seeks good finds delight; the student of evil becomes evil.

Proverbs 11:27 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

One who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But one who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

Proverbs 11:27 AMP (Amplified Bible)

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor and grace, But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

Proverbs 11:27 NET (New English Translation)

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