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.