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Selected Verse: Proverbs 11:27 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
Pr 11:27	King James	He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
good [and] mischief--that is, of others. procureth . . . seeketh--implying success.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

good [and] mischief--that is, of others.

procureth . . . seeketh--implying success.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Procureth - Better, striveth after. He who desires good, absolutely, for its own sake, is also unconsciously striving after the favor which attends goodness.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Procureth - Better, striveth after. He who desires good, absolutely, for its own sake, is also unconsciously striving after the favor which attends goodness.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Seeketh - To do good to all men. Favour - With God and men.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Seeketh - To do good to all men. Favour - With God and men.

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