Proverbs 28:21-23

New American Standard Bible 1995

²¹To ^[a]^(A)show partiality is not good,
^(B)Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
²²A man with an ^(C)evil eye ^(D)hastens after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.
²³He who ^(E)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
Than he who ^(F)flatters with the tongue.

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Footnotes

Proverbs 28:21 Lit regard the face

Proverbs 28:21-23

New International Version

²¹To show partiality^(A) is not good^(B)—
yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.^(C)

²²The stingy are eager to get rich
and are unaware that poverty awaits them.^(D)

²³Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor
rather than one who has a flattering tongue.^(E)

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