Proverbs 28:21
To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
Berean Standard Bible
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 will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
22A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
Cross References
Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
Deuteronomy 1:17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
Hosea 4:18When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
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 →