Proverbs 28:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.”
Read Proverbs 28:21 in the flow of Proverbs28 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Proverbs28 to see the surrounding context.
“To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.”
King James Version · Public Domain“To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 28:21 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 23:2You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.
- Exodus 23:8Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 1:17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
- Proverbs 18:5Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
- Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.
- Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.
- Hosea 4:18When their liquor is gone, they turn to prostitution; their rulers dearly love disgrace.
- Micah 3:5This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:
- Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
- Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- 2 Peter 2:3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
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