Proverbs 28:21
To take note of faces [in judgment], is not good, and, for a bit of bread, a man will transgress.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 man of fidelity, aboundeth in blessings, but, one hasting to be rich, shall not be held innocent.
22A man, hasting to be rich, hath an evil eye, and knoweth not when want may overtake him.
Cross References
Exodus 23:2Thou shalt not follow multitudes to commit wickedness,—neither shalt thou answer in a quarrel, so as to turn away after multitudes to mislead,
Deuteronomy 1:17Ye shall not take note of faces in judgment—so the small as the great, shall ye hear, ye shall not shrink from the face of any man, for judgment, unto God, belongeth,—but the thing which is too hard for you, shall ye bring near unto me, and I will hear it.
Proverbs 24:23These things also, concern the wise, To take note of faces in judgment, is not good.
Hosea 4:18Their drinking-bout, having passed,—they became, unchaste, they loved wildly, a contempt, became her great men.
Micah 7:3Of wickedness with both hands to make sure, the ruler, doth make demand—and the judge—for a recompense,—and, as for the great man, he, is putting into words the desire of his soul, So have they woven the net!
2 Peter 2:3And, in greed, with forged words, will they, of you, make merchandise: for whom, the sentence from of old, is not idle, and, their destruction, doth not slumber.
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 →