Proverbs 11:27


He who diligently seeks good seeks favor and grace,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

Esther 7:10

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.

Psalm 7:15-16


He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].

Psalm 57:6


They set a net for my steps;
My very life was bowed down.
They dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.

Psalm 9:15-16


The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.

Psalm 10:2


In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

Proverbs 17:11


A rebellious man seeks only evil;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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Summary

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

Bible References

He that seeketh

Proverbs 17:11

A rebellious man seeks only evil;
Therefore a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.
Psalm 7:15

He has dug a pit and hollowed it out,
And has fallen into the [very] pit which he made [as a trap].
Psalm 9:15

The nations have sunk down in the pit which they have made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot has been caught.
Psalm 10:2

In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted;
Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
Psalm 57:6

They set a net for my steps;
My very life was bowed down.
They dug a pit before me;
Into the midst of it they themselves have fallen. Selah.