Proverbs 28:21

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

Cross-reference

Proverbs 18:5 similarly condemns partiality in judgment, aligning with the warning against showing favor for a small bribe.

Proverbs 24:23 states the same principle verbatim: partiality in judgment is not good, reinforcing the warning.

Exodus 23:8 Parallel

Exodus 23:8 directly warns against bribes, which blind judgment—exactly the danger of doing wrong for a small gain.

Ezekiel 13:19 describes prophets who pervert judgment for 'handfuls of barley and pieces of bread', illustrating the same warning.

Isaiah 29:21 condemns perverting justice in court with false accusations — directly parallel to partiality and bribery.

Amos 2:7 Parallel

Amos 2:7 condemns turning aside the afflicted — a clear example of partiality against the poor, echoing the same injustice.

Mark 14:11 Parallel

Mark 14:11 recounts Judas betraying Jesus for money — a concrete instance of doing wrong for material gain, as in Proverbs.

James 2:1 Parallel

James 2:1 explicitly commands showing no partiality, directly reinforcing the same principle from a New Testament perspective.

Micah 7:3 Parallel

Micah 7:3 depicts princes and judges taking bribes, illustrating the same perversion of justice for personal gain as 'a piece of bread'.

Exodus 23:2 Related theme

Exodus 23:2 warns against following the crowd to pervert justice, a related but distinct form of partiality in judgment.

2 Peter 2:3 Related theme

2 Peter 2:3 describes false teachers exploiting others through greed — a clear parallel to doing wrong for material gain.