Proverbs 28:21
To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.
Young's Literal Translation
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 stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
22Troubled for wealth [is] the man [with] an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
Cross References
Exodus 23:2'Thou art not after many to evil, nor dost thou testify concerning a strife, to turn aside after many to cause [others] to turn aside;
Deuteronomy 1:17ye do not discern faces in judgment; as the little so the great ye do hear; ye are not afraid of the face of any, for the judgment is God's, and the thing which is too hard for you, ye bring near unto me, and I have heard it;
Proverbs 24:23These also are for the wise: — To discern faces in judgment is not good.
Hosea 4:18Sour [is] their drink, They have gone diligently a-whoring, Her protectors have loved shame thoroughly.
Micah 7:3On the evil [are] both hands to do [it] well, The prince is asking — also the judge — for recompence, And the great — he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.
2 Peter 2:3and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment 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 →