Proverbs 28:21-22
Proverbs 28:21-22 The Message (MSG)
Playing favorites is always a bad thing; you can do great harm in seemingly harmless ways. A miser in a hurry to get rich doesn’t know that he’ll end up broke.
Proverbs 28:21-22 King James Version (KJV)
To have respect of persons is not good: For for a piece of bread that man will transgress. He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Proverbs 28:21-22 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress. A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:21-22 New Century Version (NCV)
It is not good for a judge to take sides, but some will sin for only a piece of bread. Selfish people are in a hurry to get rich and do not realize they soon will be poor.
Proverbs 28:21-22 American Standard Version (ASV)
To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread. He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
Proverbs 28:21-22 New International Version (NIV)
To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread. The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
Proverbs 28:21-22 New King James Version (NKJV)
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress. A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:21-22 Amplified Bible (AMP)
To have regard for one person over another and to show favoritism is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress. He who has an evil and envious eye hurries to be rich And does not know that poverty will come upon him. [Prov 21:5; 28:20]
Proverbs 28:21-22 New Living Translation (NLT)
Showing partiality is never good, yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread. Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
Proverbs 28:21-22 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Giving favoritism to the rich and powerful is disgusting, and this is done by the type of judge who would betray a man for a bribe. A greedy man is in a race to get rich, but he forgets that he could lose what’s most important and end up with nothing.