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Proverbs 28:21
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19 aHe who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough! 
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
aBut he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. 
21 aTo1 show partiality is not good,
bBecause for a piece of bread a man will transgress. 
22 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that apoverty will come upon him. 
23 aHe who rebukes a man will find more favor afterward
Than he who flatters with the tongue. 
Verse Comparison: Proverbs 28:21

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

Amplified® Bible
To have respect of persons {and} to show partiality is not good, neither is it good that man should transgress for a piece of bread.

Contemporary English Version
It isn't right to be unfair, but some people can be bribed with only a piece of bread.

Darby English Version
To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.

Good News Bible
Prejudice is wrong. But some judges will do wrong to get even the smallest bribe.

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

New American Standard Bible
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

New International Version
To show partiality is not good—
yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

New King James Version
To show partiality is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
To show partiality does not bode well, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

Revised Standard Version
To show partiality is not good; but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.

Young's Literal Translation
To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

New English Translation
To show partiality1 is terrible,2 for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.3


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