PRO 28:21 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX Ὃς οὐκ αἰσχύνεται πρόσωπα δικαίων, οὐκ ἀγαθὸς, ὁ τοιοῦτος ψωμοῦ ἄρτου ἀποδώσεται ἄνδρα.
(Hos ouk aisⱪunetai prosōpa dikaiōn, ouk agathos, ho toioutos psōmou artou apodōsetai andra. )

BrTr He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.

ULT Recognizing faces is not good,
⇔ yet for a bit of bread a man will transgress.

UST Although it is very evil to favor someone,
⇔ some people will sin by doing so to get as little as a scrap of food.

BSB ⇔ To show partiality is not good,
⇔ yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

OEB It is wrong for a man to be partial,
⇔ to sin for a piece of bread.

WEBBE To show partiality is not good,
⇔ yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV [It] is not good to discern faces,
And a man transgresses for a piece of bread.

FBV Showing favoritism isn't good, but some people will do wrong just for a piece of bread.

T4T ⇔ It is not good for judges to decide matters unfairly/unjustly,
⇔ but some people will do what is wrong even if they receive only a very small bribe [HYP] for doing it.

LEB • [fn] is not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.

28:? Literally “Recognizing faces”

BBE It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.

Moff No Moff PRO book available

JPS To have respect of persons is not good; for a man will transgress for a piece of bread.

ASV To have respect of persons is not good;
⇔ Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

DRA He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.

YLT To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

Drby To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.

RV To have respect of persons is not good: neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

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

KJB-1769 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
(To have respect of persons is not good: for for apiece of bread that man will transgress. )

KJB-1611 [fn]To haue respect of persons, is not good: for, for a piece of bread that man will transgresse.
(To have respect of persons, is not good: for, for apiece of bread that man will transgresse.)

28:21 Chap. 18. 5. & 24.23.

Bshps To haue respect of persons in iudgement is not good, for that man wyll do wrong, yea euen for a peece of bread.
(To have respect of persons in judgement is not good, for that man will do wrong, yea even for a piece of bread.)

Gnva To haue respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgresse for a piece of bread.
(To have respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgresse for apiece of bread. )

Cvdl To haue respecte of personnes in iudgment is not good: And why? he will do wronge, yee euen for a pece of bred.
(To have respecte of personnes in judgement is not good: And why? he will do wronge, ye/you_all even for a piece of bread.)

Wycl He that knowith a face in doom, doith not wel; this man forsakith treuthe, yhe, for a mussel of breed.
(He that knoweth/knows a face in doom, doith not wel; this man forsakith truth, yea/yes, for a mussel of bread.)

Luth Person ansehen ist nicht gut; denn er täte übel auch wohl um ein Stück Brots.
(Person ansehen is not gut; because he täte bad/evil also probably around/by/for a Stück bread.)

ClVg Qui cognoscit in judicio faciem non bene facit; iste et pro buccella panis deserit veritatem.
(Who cognoscit in yudicio face not/no bene facit; this and for buccella bread deserit words. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִ֥ים

to_show_partiality faces

See how you translated this phrase in 24:23.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

לֹא־ט֑וֹב

not good

See how you translated the same use of not good in 16:29.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠עַל־פַּת־לֶ֝֗חֶם

and,for piece food/grain/bread

Here, a bit of bread could refer to: (1) a small amount of food. Alternate translation: “yet for a small amount of food” (2) a small bribe. Alternate translation: “yet for a small bribe”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

גָּֽבֶר

man

Although the term man is masculine, Solomon is using the word in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “a person”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יִפְשַׁע

do_wrong

Here Solomon implies that this person will transgress by recognizing faces, as mentioned in the previous clause. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “will transgress by recognizing faces” or “will transgress by favoring someone”

Parallel PRO 28:21