21He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.


In Context

18 He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

19 He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness shall be filled with poverty.

20 A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.

21 He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.

22 A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.

23 He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.

Proverbs 28:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:21To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:21To show partiality is not good- yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:21To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:21To have respect of persons is not good: neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:21To have respect of persons is not good: for, for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:21To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:21To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.