Proverbs 11:27 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 11:27 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 11:277 words

HebrewMeaning

שֹׁ֣חֵֽרšōḥēr

betimesverbH7836

enquire early · rise betimes · seek diligently) early · in the morning)

ט֭וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

יְבַקֵּ֣שׁyəbaqēš

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

רָצ֑וֹןrāṣwōn

acceptable(-ancenounH7522

-ed) · delight · desire · favour ···

וְ/דֹרֵ֖שׁwədōrēš

askconjH1875

at all · care for · diligently · inquire ···

רָעָ֣הrāʿāh

adversitynounH7451

affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···

תְבוֹאֶֽ/נּוּtəbwōʾenw

abideverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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