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Proverbs 28:21

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To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
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  1. Ezekiel 13:19Rank 1 from verse 21
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    19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?

  2. Proverbs 18:5Rank 2 from verse 21
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    5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

  3. Proverbs 24:23Rank 3 from verse 21
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    23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.

  4. Exodus 23:2Rank 4 from verse 21
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    2¶ Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

  5. Exodus 23:8Rank 5 from verse 21
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    8¶ And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

  6. Micah 7:3Rank 6 from verse 21
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    3¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

  7. 2 Peter 2:3Rank 7 from verse 21
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    3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

  8. Hosea 4:18Rank 8 from verse 21
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    18Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, Give ye.

  9. Micah 3:5Rank 9 from verse 21
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    5¶ Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.

  10. Romans 16:18Rank 10 from verse 21
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    18For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

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Proverbs 28:21

COMBINED MEANING

respect

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Sense 1: Regard or consideration. Sense 2: Relation or reference. Sense 3: Honour. Sense 4: Partial favour. Sense 5: To show regard or honour to.

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COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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28:20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

28:21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

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28:22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

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