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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
הכר-פנים לא-טוב ועל-פת-לחם יפשע-גבר
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
hkr-pnym lA-tvb v`l-pt-lKHm ypSH`-gbr

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
qui cognoscit in iudicio faciem non facit bene iste et pro buccella panis deserit veritatem

King James Variants
American King James Version   
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
To show partiality is not good: because for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
Authorized (King James) Version   
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
New King James Version   
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
21st Century King James Version   
To have respect of persons is not good, for that man will transgress for a piece of bread.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
A man that respects persons is not good, for by a piece of bread he betrays a man.
Darby Bible Translation   
To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
To have respect of persons is not good: neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
God's Word   
Showing partiality is not good, because some people will turn on you even for a piece of bread.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
It is not good to show partiality-- yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.
International Standard Version   
To show partiality isn't good, yet for a piece of bread the valiant will transgress.
NET Bible   
To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.
New American Standard Bible   
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
New International Version   
To show partiality is not good-- yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
New Living Translation   
Showing partiality is never good, yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.
Webster's Bible Translation   
To have respect of persons is not good: for, for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
The World English Bible   
To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
EasyEnglish Bible   
When you judge people, you must always be fair. That is the right thing to do. But even a small bribe can make some people do the wrong thing.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.
New Life Version   
To show favor is not good, because a man will sin for a piece of bread.
The Voice Bible   
Showing favoritism is not good; some will desert the truth for a measly crust of bread.
Living Bible   
Giving preferred treatment to rich people is a clear case of selling one’s soul for a piece of bread.
New Catholic Bible   
To show partiality is never good; a man may do wrong even for a morsel of bread.
Legacy Standard Bible   
To show partiality is not good, Even for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
To have respect of persons in judgment is not good; even for a piece of bread, man will transgress.
Christian Standard Bible   
It is not good to show partiality— yet even a courageous person may sin for a piece of bread.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
To have respect of persons and to show partiality is not good, neither is it good that man should transgress for a piece of bread.
New Century Version   
It is not good for a judge to take sides, but some will sin for only a piece of bread.
The Message   
Playing favorites is always a bad thing; you can do great harm in seemingly harmless ways.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Showing favoritism is not good, but a man may sin for a piece of bread.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
To show partiality is not good— yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
Good News Translation®   
Prejudice is wrong. But some judges will do wrong to get even the smallest bribe.
Wycliffe Bible   
He that knoweth a face in doom, doeth not well; this man forsaketh truth, yea, for a morsel of bread. (He who knoweth the person whom he is judging, doeth wrongly; this person deserteth the truth, yea, for a morsel of bread.)
Contemporary English Version   
It isn't right to be unfair, but some people can be bribed with only a piece of bread.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
To show partiality is not good; but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
To show partiality is not good— yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Those who show favoritism aren’t good; people do wrong for a crust of bread.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
To have regard for one person over another and to show favoritism is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
To show partiality is never good: for even a morsel of bread one may do wrong.
New American Standard Bible   
To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
The Expanded Bible   
It is not good ·for a judge to take sides [to show favoritism/partiality; L to recognize faces], but some will ·sin [transgress; do wrong] for only a piece of bread.
Tree of Life Version   
To show partiality is not good— yet for a piece of bread a man may do wrong.
Revised Standard Version   
To show partiality is not good; but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
New International Reader's Version   
Favoring one person over another is not good. But a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
BRG Bible   
To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
Complete Jewish Bible   
To show partiality is not good, though a person may do wrong for a crust of bread.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
To show partiality is not good— yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
To show partiality is not tov; for a piece of lechem that gever will transgress.
Names of God Bible   
Showing partiality is not good, because some people will turn on you even for a piece of bread.
Modern English Version   
To show partiality is not good, because for a morsel of bread that man will transgress.
Easy-to-Read Version   
It is wrong for a judge to support someone simply because he knows them. But some judges will change their decisions for the price of a loaf of bread.
International Children’s Bible   
It is not good for a judge to take sides. But some will sin for just a piece of bread.
Lexham English Bible   
Showing partiality is not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
New International Version - UK   
To show partiality is not good – yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.