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Proverbs 11:27 · Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version 2015

Yeye atafutaye mema hupata ukarimu, bali ubaya huja kwake yeye autafutaye.

Proverbs 11:27 in English

Proverbs 11:27 · Berean Standard Bible

He who searches out good finds favor, but evil will come to him who seeks it.

Context

25Mtu mkarimu atastawi; yeye awaburudishaye wengine ataburudishwa mwenyewe. 26Watu humlaani mtu awanyimae watu nafaka, bali baraka itamkalia kichwani kama taji yeye aliye radhi kuiuza. 27Yeye atafutaye mema hupata ukarimu, bali ubaya huja kwake yeye autafutaye. 28Yeyote ategemeaye utajiri wake ataanguka, bali mwenye haki atastawi kama jani bichi. 29Yeye aletaye taabu kwa jamaa yake atarithi tu upepo, naye mpumbavu atakuwa mtumishi wa wenye hekima.

Swahili text and audio: Biblica® Open Kiswahili Contemporary Version™, made available under an open license by Biblica, Inc.