Bible verse
He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
Proverbs 11:27 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 11.
23 The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
24 One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
25 A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
26 The people will curse the hoarder of grain, but blessing will crown the one who sells it.
27 He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.
28 He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
29 He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
31 If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
KJV
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
ASV
He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.
ERV
He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour: but he that searcheth after mischief, it shall come unto him.
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