Proverbs 28:21
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
American King James Version (AKJV)
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
American Standard Version (ASV)
To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.
Webster's Revision
To have respect of persons is not good: for, for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
World English Bible
To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
English Revised Version (ERV)
To have respect of persons is not good: neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
Barnes's Proverbs 28:21 Bible Commentary
Dishonest partiality leads men who have enslaved themselves to it to transgress, even when the inducement is altogether disproportionate. A "piece of bread" was proverbial at all times as the most extreme point of poverty (compare the marginal reference).
Wesley's Proverbs 28:21 Bible Commentary
28:21 For - When a man hath once accustomed himself to take bribes, a very small advantage will make him sell justice.
