PRO 11

Proverbs 11:27

WEB

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who searches after evil, it shall come to him.

BSB

He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.

KJV

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

Matthew Henry

Verse 27

Proverbs 11:27

Observe, 1. Those that are industrious to do good in the world get themselves beloved both with God and man: He that rises early to that which is good (so the word is), that seeks opportunities of serving his friends and relieving the poor, and lays out himself therein, procures favour. All about him love him, and speak well of him, and will be ready to do him a kindness; and, which is better than that, better than life, he has God's lovingkindness. 2. Those that are industrious to do mischief are preparing ruin for themselves: It shall come unto them; some time or other they will be paid in their own coin. And, observe, seeking mischief is here set in opposition to seeking good; for those that are not doing good are doing hurt.

Hebrew interlinear

H7836

שָׁחַרshâchar/shaw-khar'/

v — dawn, be, early at any task, search for

Derivation: a primitive root;

properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)

KJV: (do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).

שָׁחַר

vb. denom — look early

[שָׁחַר] vb. denom. look early, diligently for

Qal Pr 11:27, elsewhere

Pi. seeks him early (with) discipline

H2896

טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/

a n-m n-f — good

Derivation: from 2895;

good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

KJV: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, × fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).

טוֹב

n.m — a good thing

טוֹב n.m. a good thing, benefit, welfare

1. welfare, prosperity, happiness

2. good things

3. good = benefit

4. moral good

טוֹב

adj — pleasant

טוֹב adj. pleasant, agreeable, good

1. pleasant, agreeable to the senses

2. pleasant to the higher nature, giving pleasure, happiness, prosperity, and so agreeable, pleasing, well

3. good, excellent, of its kind

4. good, rich, valuable in estimation

5. good, appropriate, becoming

6. c. מִן compar. = better

7. of man's sensuous nature, glad, happy, prosperous

8. of man's intellectual nature, good understanding

9. good, kind, benign

10. good (ethical), right

טוֹבָה

n.f — welfare

טוֹבָה n.f. welfare, benefit, good things, good

1. welfare, prosperity, happiness

2. good things

3. bounty, good

H1245

בָּקַשׁbâqash/baw-kash'/

v — search, strive after

Derivation: a primitive root;

to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

KJV: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).

בָּקַשׁ

vb — seek

[בָּקַשׁ] 224 vb. seek

Pi.

1. seek to find

2. seek to secure

3. seek the face

4. desire, demand

5.

a. require, exact

b. exact equivalent or penalty for

6. (late) ask, request

Pu. be sought

H7522

רָצוֹןrâtsôwn/raw-tsone'/

n-m — delight

Derivation: or רָצֹן; from 7521;

delight (especially as shown)

KJV: (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.

רָצוֹן

n.[m.] — goodwill

רָצוֹן n.[m.] goodwill, favour, acceptance, will

1. goodwill, favour

2. acceptance, of persons, offering sacrifice

3. will, desire, pleasure

H1875

דָּרַשׁdârash/daw-rash'/

v — tread, frequent, follow, seek, ask, worship

Derivation: a primitive root;

properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship

KJV: ask, × at all, care for, × diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), × surely.

דָּרַשׁ

vb — resort to

דָּרַשׁ 162 vb. resort to, seek

Qal

1. (tread a place,) resort to, frequent

2. seek, consult, inquire of

3. seek deity in prayer and worship

4.

a. seek, with idea of demanding, require

b. inquire, investigate (a matter)

5. ask for, require, demand

6. seek with application, study, follow, practise

7. seek with care, care for

Niph.

1. let oneself be inquired of, consulted, only of God

2. be sought out

3. be required, of blood

H7451

רַעraʻ/rah/

a n-m n-f — bad, evil

Derivation: from 7489;

bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

KJV: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), exceedingly, × great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).

רַע

n.m — evil

רַע 126 n.m. evil, distress, misery, injury, calamity

1. evil, distress, adversity

2. evil, injury, wrong

3. ethical evil

רַע

adj — bad

רַע 228 adj. bad, evil

1. bad, disagreeable, malignant

2. bad, unpleasant, giving pain, unhappiness, misery

3. evil, displeasing

4. bad of its kind

5. bad, , i.e. of low value

6. מִן comp., worse than

7. sad, unhappy

8. devise evil (hurtful) device

9. bad, unkind, vicious in disposition or temper

10. ethically bad, evil, wicked

רָעָה

n.f — evil

רָעָה 310 n.f. evil, misery, distress, injury

1. evil, misery, distress

2. evil, injury, wrong

3. ethical evil

H935

בּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/

v — go, come

Derivation: a primitive root;

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

KJV: abide, apply, attain, × be, befall, besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, × certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, × doubtless again, eat, employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, have, × indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, × (well) stricken (in age), × surely, take (in), way.

בּוֹא

vb — come in

בּוֹא 2569 vb. come in, come, go in, go

Qal

1. come in

2. come (approach, arrive)

3. go, i.e. walk, associate with

4. go from speaker, but with limit of motion given

Hiph.

1. cause to come in, bring in (conduct, lead, obj. persons and animals)

2. cause to come, bring, bring near, etc. (animate obj.)

Hoph.

a. be brought in (of pers. and things)

b. be brought

c. be introduced, put

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