Proverbs 28:21–22
Proverbs 28:21–22 — The New International Version (NIV)
21 To show partiality is not good—
yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 The stingy are eager to get rich
and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
21 To have respect of persons is not good:
For for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye,
And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)
21 Showing partiality is never good,
yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.
22 Greedy people try to get rich quick
but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
21 To show partiality is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
22 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — New Century Version (NCV)
21 It is not good for a judge to take sides,
but some will sin for only a piece of bread.
22 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)
21 To have respect of persons is not good;
Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
22 He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches,
And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
21 To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.
22 He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
21 Showing partiality is not good,
because some people will turn on you even for a piece of bread.
22 A stingy person is in a hurry to get rich,
not realizing that poverty is about to overtake him.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
21 It is not good to show partiality —
yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.
22 A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
21 To show partiality is not good—
yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
22 The miser is in a hurry to get rich
and does not know that loss is sure to come.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
21 Showing partiality is not good,
and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
22 He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye,
but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
21 Favoring one person over another is not good.
But some men will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 A man who won’t share what he has wants to get rich.
He doesn’t know he is going to be poor.
Proverbs 28:21–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
21 To show partiality is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.