The Nugget: Pro 11:27  He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. (KJV) Pro 11:27  He that devises good counsels seeks good favour: but as for him that seeks after evil, evil shall overtake him. (LXX, Brenton translation) Pro 11:27  If your goals are good, you will be respected, but if you are looking for trouble, that is what you will get. (GNB, Good News Bible) Pro 11:27  Whoever eagerly seeks good searches for good will, but whoever looks for evil finds it. (GW, God's Word translation) Pro 11:27 Try hard to do right, and you will win friends; go looking for trouble, and you will find it. (CEV, Contemporary English Version) Pro 11:27  People are pleased with those who try to do good. Those who look for trouble will find it. (ERV, Easy-to-Read Version) Pro 11:27  The one who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but the one who searches for evil – it will come to him. (NET Bible) My Comment: Proverbs 11:27 is another example of a verse which states a cause/effect relationship: cause: "He that diligently seeketh good" effect:  "procureth favour" cause: "he that seeketh mischief" effect: "it [mischief] shall come unto him" This is yet another new example of a cause/effect relationship passage that needs to be added to the already extensive list at Psalm 9:10 in the New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and the Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury. It is possible to dig still deeper into the study of Proverbs 11:27 by studying the cross references given for this verse: from the original Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Proverbs 11:27 diligently: Shochair, properly, "rising early to seek" what is greatly desired. he that seeketh: Pro 17:11; Est 7:10; Psa 7:15, 16, Psa 9:15, 16, Psa 10:2, Psa 57:6 from the Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury: Proverbs 11:27 diligently. Shochair, properly, "rising early to seek" what is greatly desired. +Job 8:5 (*S# H7836). he that seeketh. Pro 17:11, *Est 7:10, *Psa 7:14, 16; Psa 9:15, 16; Psa 10:2; Psa 57:6. It is possible, and for some this may be very helpful, to further expand the number of cross references for Proverbs 11:27 as follows: Proverbs 11:27 diligently. Shochair, properly, "rising early to seek" what is greatly desired. +Job 8:5 (*S# H7836). Ge 21:14.  22:3. 28:18. Ex 15:26. 24:4. Mat 5:6. Heb 11:6. seeketh good. Pr 8:9. Ps 5:12. Isa 49:8. Am 5:14. Mat 5:9. 6:33. **Heb 12:14. procureth favour. Ge 47:25. Mal 3:16, 17. **Mt 10:42. +*Lk 6:35. Heb 11:6. he that seeketh. Pro 17:11, *Est 7:10, 1Ki 20:7, *Psa 7:14, 15, 16; Psa 9:15, 16; Psa 10:2; Psa 57:6. mischief. Heb. ra'a'. [S# H7451. Pr 8:13 (evil). Pr 11:15. Pr 11:19 (evil).  Pr 11:21 (wicked). Pr 11:27 (mischief). Ge 2:9, 17 (evil).] it shall come. Pr 10:24. 14:32.