Proverbs 28:21
It is not good to show partiality, 1 but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
22A stingy man hurries after riches, 1 but he does not know that poverty will come upon him. 1
Cross References
Exodus 23:2You must not follow a crowd to do evil, nor may you bear witness while siding with the crowd in order to pervert justice.
Deuteronomy 1:17You will not show partiality to anyone in a dispute; you will hear the small and the great alike. You will not be afraid of the face of man, for the judgment is God's. The dispute that is too hard for you, you will bring to me, and I will hear it.'
Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise. 1 Partiality in judging a case at law is not good. 1
Hosea 4:18Even when their strong drink is gone, 1 they continue to commit adultery; 1 her rulers dearly love their shame. 1
Micah 7:3Their hands are very good at doing harm: 1 the ruler asks for money, 1 the judge is ready for bribes, 1 and the powerful man is saying to others what he wants to obtain. 1 Thus they plot together. 1
2 Peter 2:3In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. For a long time their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
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 →