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Proverbs 28:21

American Standard Version

To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

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Proverbs 28:21 in other translations

To show partiality is not good;
yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 28:21 · World English Bible

Proverbs 28:21 in context

  1. 19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
  2. 20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
  3. 21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
  4. 22He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
  5. 23He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.