Proverbs 28:21 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.
World English Bible (WEB)
To show partiality is not good; Yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.
| To have respect | הַֽכֵּר | hakkēr | HA-kare |
| of persons | פָּנִ֥ים | pānîm | pa-NEEM |
| is not | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| good: | ט֑וֹב | ṭôb | tove |
| for for | וְעַל | wĕʿal | veh-AL |
| a piece | פַּת | pat | paht |
| of bread | לֶ֝֗חֶם | leḥem | LEH-hem |
| that man | יִפְשַׁע | yipšaʿ | yeef-SHA |
| will transgress. | גָּֽבֶר׃ | gāber | ɡA-ver |