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


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Proverbs 13 21 Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
Proverbs 12 21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
Proverbs 12 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
Proverbs 12 2 A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
Matthew 12 35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Jeremiah 45 5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
Luke 6 45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Proverbs 28 10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
Proverbs 21 10 The soul of the wicked desireth evil: his neighbour findeth no favour in his eyes.
Proverbs 16 20 He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
Psalms 141 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Proverbs 28 20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Proverbs 3 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Luke 6 35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Isaiah 26 10 Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
Proverbs 11 18 The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Proverbs 11 23 The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
Proverbs 17 20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
Proverbs 11 7 When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
Proverbs 4 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
Proverbs 11 17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
Psalms 10 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
Proverbs 21 5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
Proverbs 17 4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 11 19 As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
Ecclesiastes 8 3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
Psalms 28 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
Proverbs 3 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
1 Thessalonians 5 15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Proverbs 25 8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
Psalms 10 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Proverbs 13 19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
Hebrews 12 15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Job 30 26 When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
Proverbs 10 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Proverbs 22 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 12 13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
John 8 50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth.
Proverbs 11 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.
Proverbs 14 22 Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
Psalms 32 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.
Proverbs 14 6 A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.
Romans 7 18 For I know that in me that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Exodus 22 14 And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
Job 4 8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
Proverbs 17 13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 28 22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Psalms 38 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Proverbs 11 29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Titus 3 8 This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.