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Whoever eagerly seeksשֹׁחֵרgoodטוֹבseeksיְבַקֵּשׁfavor,רָצוֹןbut whoever searches forוְדֹרֵשׁevil,רָעָהit will come to him.תְבוֹאֶנּוּ
Proverbs 11:27
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With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 11:27, word by word
- Whoever eagerly seeksשֹׁחֵרshocher
seek early, seek diligently
To seek earnestly, from early on. It comes from the word "dawn": to rise early to look for something.
Where else “shocher” appears- goodטוֹבtov
what is right
What is right and just, which God approves, the opposite of evil.
Where else “tov” appears- seeksיְבַקֵּשׁyevakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “yevakesh” appears- favorרָצוֹןratson
favor
The goodwill with which one looks on another.
Where else “ratson” appears- but whoever searches forדֹרֵשׁdoresh
seek
To pursue something earnestly, or care for it.
Where else “doresh” appears- evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- it will come to himתְבוֹאֶtevoe
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “tevoe” appears
The context
26Whoever withholds grain, the people will curse him, but blessing is on the head of the one who sells it.
27 · This verse (above)
28Whoever trusts in his riches, he will fall, but like foliage the righteous will flourish.