King James Version
Proverbs 28:21 in the King James Version says “To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.”
Proverbs 28:21 · KJV
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. innocent: or, unpunished
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. hasteth: or, hath and evil eye hasteth to be rich
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“To have respect”
H5234properly, to scrutinize, i.e., look intently at; hence (with recognition implied), to acknowledge, be acquainted with, care for, respect, revere, or (
“of persons”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“is not good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“will transgress”
H6586to break away (from just authority), i.e., trespass, apostatize, quarrel
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