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

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שֹׁ֣חֵֽרSho.cher[one who] seeks diligently

Lemma: שָׁחַר (sha.char) · Strong's: H7836

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to seek

Used 12 times. Also: Job 7:21, Job 8:5, Job 24:5, Psalms 63:1, Psalms 78:34, Proverbs 1:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7836; TAHOT Proverbs 11:27 word 1

ט֭וֹבTovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Proverbs 11:27 word 2

יְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.Keshhe seeks

Lemma: בָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) · Strong's: H1245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to seek

Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 31:39, Genesis 37:15, Genesis 37:16, Genesis 43:9, Genesis 43:30, Exodus 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1245; TAHOT Proverbs 11:27 word 3

רָצ֑וֹןra.Tzonfavor

Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: acceptance

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Proverbs 11:27 word 4

וְדֹרֵ֖שׁve.do.Reshand [one who] seeks carefully

Lemma: דָּרַשׁ (da.rash) · Strong's: H1875

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to seek

Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 25:22, Genesis 42:22, Exodus 18:15, Leviticus 10:16, Deuteronomy 4:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1875; TAHOT Proverbs 11:27 word 5

רָעָ֣הra.'Ahevil

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: distress: evil

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Proverbs 11:27 word 6

תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ\׃te.vo.'E.nuit will come to him

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:27 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who searches out	→	שָׁחַר H7836 to seek
good	→	טוֹב H2896B good
finds	→	בָּקַשׁ H1245 to seek
favor	→	רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance
but evil	→	רָעָה H7451I distress: evil
will come	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
to him who seeks it	→	דָּרַשׁ H1875 to seek

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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