Proverbs 11:27

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

He that diligently (literally, early in the morning) seeketh good procureth favour. We must not only do good, but do it seasonably while the opportunity presents itself, and diligently; as those who desire a thing effectually done get up early, that they may have sufficient time, and that they may do it with all the powers of their mind and body (T. Cartwight). Such a one "procureth favour" with God and man.

But he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. "Seeketh mischief" - i:e., deliberately and continually. He that does not diligently seek good is apt to fall step by step into the class of those that "seek mischief."