Proverbs 28:21 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | To have respect | הַֽכֵּר | h5234 |
| 1 | of persons | פָּנִ֥ים | h6440 |
| 2 | | לֹא | h3808 |
| 3 | is not good | ט֑וֹב | h2896 |
| 4 | | וְעַל | h5921 |
| 5 | for for a piece | פַּת | h6595 |
| 6 | of bread | לֶ֝֗חֶם | h3899 |
| 7 | will transgress | יִפְשַׁע | h6586 |
| 8 | that man | גָּֽבֶר׃ | h1397 |
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.