Proverbs 28:21
To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.
Darby Translation
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
20A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
22He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Cross References
Exodus 23:2Thou shalt not follow the multitude for evil; neither shalt thou answer in a cause, to go after the multitude to pervert [judgment].
Deuteronomy 1:17Ye shall not respect persons in judgment: ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's; and the matter that is too hard for you shall ye bring to me, that I may hear it.
Proverbs 24:23These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Hosea 4:18Their drink is sour; they give themselves up to whoredom; her great men passionately love [their] shame.
Micah 7:3Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge [is there] for a reward; and the great [man] uttereth his soul's greed: and [together] they combine it.
2 Peter 2:3And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.
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 →