Proverbs 28:21-23

English Standard Version

²¹To show ^(A)partiality is not good,
    but for ^(B)a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
²²A ^(C)stingy man^[a] ^(D)hastens after wealth
    and does not know that ^(E)poverty will come upon him.
²³Whoever ^(F)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than ^(G)he who flatters with his tongue.

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Proverbs 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil

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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