Proverbs 28:21
To have respect of persons is not good, nor that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
In Context
22He who has an evil eye hastens after riches, and does not know that want shall come upon him.
Cross References
Exodus 23:2Thou shall not follow a multitude to do evil, neither shall thou speak in a case to turn aside after a multitude to distort [justice],
Deuteronomy 1:17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment. Ye shall hear the small and the great alike. Ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you ye shall bring to me, and I will hea
Proverbs 24:23These also are from the wise: To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.
Hosea 4:18Their drink has become sour. They play the harlot continually. Her rulers dearly love shame.
Micah 7:3Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler asks, and the judge [is ready] for a bribe. And the great man, he utters the evil desire of his soul. Thus they weave it together.
2 Peter 2:3And they will exploit you in greed with fabricated words, whose judgment is not idle for long, and their destruction will not slumber.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:21
20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. Here, 1. We are directed in the true way to be happy, and that is to be holy and honest. He that is faithful to God and man shall be blessed of the Lord, and he shall abound with blessings of the upper and nether springs. Men shall praise him, and pray for him, and be ready to do him any kindness. He shall abound in doing good, and shall himself be a blessing to the place where he lives. Usefulness shall be… Read the whole commentary →