Proverbs 28:21

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To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You have put to death people who should not die and kept alive those who should not live by your lies to my people, who listen to lies!
  • Prov 18:5 : 5 It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.
  • Prov 24:23 : 23 Further Sayings of the Wise These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:
  • Exod 23:2 : 2 “You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,
  • Exod 23:8 : 8 “You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
  • Hos 4:18 : 18 The Shameful Sinners Will Be Brought to Shame They consume their alcohol, then engage in cult prostitution; they dearly love their shameful behavior.
  • Mic 3:5 : 5 This is what the LORD has said about the prophets who mislead my people,“If someone gives them enough to eat, they offer an oracle of peace. But if someone does not give them food, they are ready to declare war on him.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 They are experts at doing evil; government officials and judges take bribes, prominent men announce what they wish and then they plan it out.
  • Rom 16:18 : 18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.
  • 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:23
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    23Further Sayings of the Wise These sayings also are from the wise: To show partiality in judgment is terrible:

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

  • Jas 2:9
    78%

    9But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

  • Job 34:19
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    19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

  • Rom 2:11
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    11For there is no partiality with God.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

    20A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 23:6
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    6Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;

  • Deut 16:19
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    19You must not pervert justice or show favor. Do not take a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and distort the words of the righteous.

  • Col 3:25
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    25For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.

  • Job 13:10
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    10He would certainly rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality!

  • Lev 19:15
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    15Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

  • Jas 2:1-4
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    1Prejudice and the Law of Love My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.

    2For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,

    3do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say,“You sit here in a good place,” and to the poor person,“You stand over there,” or“Sit on the floor”?

    4If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives?

  • Exod 23:2-3
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    2“You must not follow a crowd in doing evil things; in a lawsuit you must not offer testimony that agrees with a crowd so as to pervert justice,

    3and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

  • Prov 22:9
    72%

    9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.

  • Job 32:21
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    21I will not show partiality to anyone, nor will I confer a title on any man.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • 2 Chr 19:7
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    7Respect the LORD and make careful decisions, for the LORD our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery.”

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A wicked person receives a bribe secretly to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Deut 1:17
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    17They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

  • Prov 16:8
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    8Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23The LORD abhors differing weights, and dishonest scales are wicked.

  • Prov 22:1
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    1A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.

  • Prov 23:3
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    3Do not crave that ruler’s delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Prov 20:21
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    21An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

  • Prov 6:30
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    30People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say; otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Prov 13:15
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    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

  • Prov 23:1
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    1When you sit down to eat with a ruler, consider carefully what is before you,

  • Ps 15:4
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    4He despises a reprobate, but honors the LORD’s loyal followers. He makes firm commitments and does not renege on his promise.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

  • Prov 12:9
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    9Better is a person of humble standing who works for himself, than one who pretends to be somebody important yet has no food.

  • Exod 23:8
    69%

    8“You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.

  • Ezek 18:7-8
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    7does not oppress anyone, but gives the debtor back whatever was given in pledge, does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and clothes the naked,

    8does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,

  • Prov 13:23
    69%

    23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

  • Isa 29:21
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    21those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.

  • Ezek 18:16
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    16does not oppress anyone or keep what has been given in pledge, does not commit robbery, gives his food to the hungry, and clothes the naked,