Proverbs 28:21
Strong's Lexicon
To show partiality
הַֽכֵּר־ (hak·kêr-)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 5234: 1) to recognise, acknowledge, know, respect, discern, regard 1a) (Niphal) to be recognised 1b) (Piel) to regard 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to regard, observe, pay attention to, pay regard to, notice 1c2) to recognise (as formerly known), perceive 1c3) to be willing to recognise or acknowledge, acknowledge with honour 1c4) to be acquainted with 1c5) to distinguish, understand 1d) (Hithpael) to make oneself known 2) to act or treat as foreign or strange, disguise, misconstrue 2a) (Niphal) to disguise oneself 2b) (Piel) 2b1) to treat as foreign (profane) 2b2) to misconstrue 2c) (Hithpael) 2c1) to act as alien 2c2) to disguise oneself

פָּנִ֥ים (pā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

[is] not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

good,
ט֑וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty

because a man
גָּֽבֶר׃ (gā·ḇer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1397: 1) man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight)

may sin
יִפְשַׁע־ (yip̄·ša‘-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6586: 1) to rebel, transgress, revolt 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to rebel, revolt 1a2) to transgress 1b) (Niphal) to be rebelled against

for
וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

a piece
פַּת־ (paṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6595: 1) fragment, bit, morsel (of bread), piece

of bread.
לֶ֝֗חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3899: 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is not good to show partiality  — yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.

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

King James Bible
To have respect of persons [is] not good: for for a piece of bread [that] man will transgress.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
To show partiality is not good-- yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.

New Living Translation
Showing partiality is never good, yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.

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

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

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is not good to show partiality-- yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.

International Standard Version
To show partiality isn't good, yet for a piece of bread the valiant will transgress.

NET Bible
To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

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

English Revised Version
To have respect of persons is not good: neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

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
















Cross References
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.

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 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Proverbs 28:19
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Proverbs 28:18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

Proverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Proverbs 28:23
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

Proverbs 28:24
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
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