Proverbs 28:21 · KJV
“To have respect of persons {is} not good: for for a piece of bread {that} man will transgress.”
— Proverbs 28:21
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}
He that hasteth to be rich {hath} an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. {hasteth...: or, hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich}
Proverbs 28 — Context
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain {persons} shall have poverty enough.
20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}
21To have respect of persons {is} not good: for for a piece of bread {that} man will transgress.
22He that hasteth to be rich {hath} an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. {hasteth...: or, hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich}
23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
Cross References
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?
Proverbs 18:5
{It is} not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Proverbs 24:23
These {things} also {belong} to the wise. {It is} not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
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}: {speak: Heb. answer}
Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. {the wise: Heb. the seeing}
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. {his...: Heb. the mischief of his soul}
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.
Hosea 4:18
Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers {with} shame do love, Give ye. {sour: Heb. gone} {rulers: Heb. shields}