Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7836 [e] שֹׁ֣חֵֽר šō-ḥêr He who earnestly seeks V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 2896 [e] ט֭וֹב ṭō-wḇ good N-ms 1245 [e] יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ yə-ḇaq-qêš finds V-Piel-Imperf-3ms 7522 [e] רָצ֑וֹן rā-ṣō-wn; favor N-ms 1875 [e] וְדֹרֵ֖שׁ wə-ḏō-rêš but who seeks [evil] Conj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 7451 [e] רָעָ֣ה rā-‘āh trouble Adj-fs 935 [e] תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ ṯə-ḇō-w-’en-nū. will come to him V-Qal-Imperf-3fs | 3mse

New American Standard Bible
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The one who searches for what is good finds favor, but if someone looks for trouble, it will come to him.

diligently or rising early to seek what is greatly desired.

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