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Proverbs 28:21

JusticeMoney and wealthIntegrity

19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

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Compare

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.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 24:23

    These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

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  • Ezekiel 13:19

    And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

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  • Proverbs 18:5

    It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

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  • Exodus 23:2

    Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

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  • Micah 3:5

    Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.

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  • Micah 7:3

    That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

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  • Exodus 23:8

    And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

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  • Romans 16:18

    For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

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