Proverbs 28:21

It is not good for judges to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but some people will do what is wrong even if they receive only a very small bribe [HYP] for doing it.

Translation for Translators

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

20God will greatly bless those who ◄are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do►, but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.

22Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will soon become poor.

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Cross References

Exodus 23:2Do not join a group of people who are planning to do something evil. Do not testify the way the crowd wants you to, if that will prevent the judge from deciding the case justly/fairly.

Deuteronomy 1:17You must ◄be impartial/not favor one person more than another►; you must treat poor people and important people equally. You must not worry about what anyone will think about how you decide matters, because you will decide matters as God wants you to. If any quarrel/dispute is very difficult and you are unable to decide it, bring it to me, and I will decide.’

Proverbs 24:23Here are more things that wise people have said: It is wrong for judges to decide matters unfairly [IDM].

Hosea 4:18When their rulers finish drinking their wine, they go to find prostitutes; they love their disgraceful behavior.

Micah 7:3They all use both hands to do what is evil. Government officials and judges all ask for bribes. Important people tell others what they want, and they plot/scheme together about how to get it done.

2 Peter 2:3Because the teachers of false teaching want a lot of things that other people have, they think that by telling you stories that they themselves have ◄made up/invented►, they will get money from you. God decided long ago that he would punish them, and he has not fallen asleep [LIT]! He will certainly destroy them!

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 →

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