Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 5234 [e] הַֽכֵּר־ hak-kêr- To show partiality V-Hifil-InfAbs 6440 [e] פָּנִ֥ים pā-nîm of persons N-mp 3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- not Adv-NegPrt 2896 [e] ט֑וֹב ṭō-wḇ; [is] good Adj-ms 5921 [e] וְעַל־ wə-‘al- and because for Conj-w | Prep 6595 [e] פַּת־ paṯ- a piece N-fsc 3899 [e] לֶ֝֗חֶם le-ḥem, of bread N-ms 6586 [e] יִפְשַׁע־ yip̄-ša‘- will transgress V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 1397 [e] גָּֽבֶר׃ gā-ḇer. a man N-ms

New American Standard Bible
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

King James Bible
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is not good to show partiality-- yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.

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for Erasmus observes that this expression probably originated from the circumstance of holding out a piece of bread to a dog in order to soothe him.

Ezekiel 13:19 And will you pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and …

Hosea 4:18 Their drink is sour: they have committed prostitution continually: …

Micah 3:5 Thus said the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, …

Micah 7:3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, …

Romans 16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly…

2 Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise …

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