Proverbs 28:21-23

Good News Translation

²¹Prejudice is wrong. But some judges will do wrong to get even the smallest bribe.

²²Selfish people are in such a hurry to get rich that they do not know when poverty is about to strike.

²³Correct someone, and afterward he will appreciate it more than flattery.

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)

Good News Translation (GNT)

New International Version (NIV)