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Proverbs 28:21

JusticeMoney and wealthIntegrity

19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

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

22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

23 He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

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BSB
To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
KJV
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
WEB
To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
ASV
To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
DARBY
To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.
BLB
To regard faces [is] not good, and over a morsel of bread a strong man will transgress.
ÅB
gjøre forskjell på folk er ikke rett, men mangen mann forsynder seg for et stykke brøds skyld.
OTB
Å vise partiskhet er ikke godt, men for et stykke brød vil en person gjøre galt.
B1930
Å gjøre forskjell på folk er ikke rett, men mangen mann forsynder sig for et stykke brøds skyld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 24:23

    These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judgment is not good.

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  • Ezekiel 13:19

    You 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.

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  • Proverbs 18:5

    Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.

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  • Exodus 23:2

    You shall not follow the crowd in wrongdoing. When you testify in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd.

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  • Micah 3:5

    This 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:

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  • Micah 7:3

    Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.

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  • Exodus 23:8

    Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

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  • Romans 16:18

    For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.

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