Proverbs 28:21
To have respect to persons is not good; Since for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
Noyes 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
22He who hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, And considereth not that poverty will come upon him.
Cross References
Proverbs 24:23These also are words of the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
Hosea 4:18When their carousal is over, They give themselves up to lasciviousness; Their rulers love shame.
Micah 7:3Their hands are diligent for evil; The prince asketh a bribe, And the judge decideth for money! The great man giveth judgment according to his desire; They conspire to pervert justice.
2 Peter 2:3and in covetousness will they with feigned words make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment long ago ordained lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth 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 →