Proverbs 28:21
Showing favoritism isn't good, but some people will do wrong just for a piece of bread.
Free Bible 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
22Envious people are in a rush to get rich; they don't realize they'll end up poor.
Cross References
Exodus 23:2Don't follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give evidence in a lawsuit, don't corrupt justice by siding with the majority.
Deuteronomy 1:17Don't show any favoritism when you judge—treat the powerful and the common people just the same. Don't let anyone intimidate you, because judgment is done on God's behalf. Bring me any case that is too hard for you, and I will hear it.”
Proverbs 24:23These are more sayings of the wise: Showing favoritism when passing judgment is wrong.
Hosea 4:18Once the leaders finish drinking, they go off and find prostitutes to sleep with. They love their shameful acts more than honor.
Micah 7:3They are experts at evil; both officials and judges ask for bribes; the powerful demand their evil desires; and they scheme together to get what they want.
2 Peter 2:3They will greedily exploit you with false tales. However, they are already condemned: their sentence has been hanging over them for a long time, and their destruction won't be postponed.
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 →