You shall not follow the crowd in doing evil. Neither shall you go astray in judgment, by agreeing with the majority opinion, apart from the truth.
Proverbs 28:21 - Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever shows favoritism in judgment does not do well; even if it is for a morsel of bread, he forsakes the truth. 更多版本King James Version (Oxford) 1769 To have respect of persons is not good: For for a piece of bread that man will transgress. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread. Common English Bible Those who show favoritism aren’t good; people do wrong for a crust of bread. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth. English Standard Version 2016 To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. |
You shall not follow the crowd in doing evil. Neither shall you go astray in judgment, by agreeing with the majority opinion, apart from the truth.
Neither shall you accept bribes, which blind even the prudent and subvert the words of the just.
It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true judgment.
Likewise, these things are for the wise. It is not good to base judgment on knowledge of character.
And they violated me among my people, for the sake of a handful of barley and a fragment of bread, so that they would kill the souls that should not die, and enliven the souls that should not live, lying to my people who believe in falsehoods.
Their feasting has been set aside; they have committed fornication after fornication. They love to bring disgrace to their protectors.
Thus says the Lord about the prophets who seduce my people: They bite with their teeth and preach peace, and if anyone does not give something to their mouth, they sanctify a battle against him.
The evil of their hands, they call good. The leader is demanding, and the judge is yielding, and the great is speaking the desire of his soul, and they have confused it.
For ones such as these do not serve Christ our Lord, but their inner selves, and, through pleasing words and skillful speaking, they seduce the hearts of the innocent.
There shall be no favoritism to any persons. So you shall listen to the little as well as to the great. And you shall not accept anyone's reputation, for this is the judgment of God. But if anything seems difficult to you, then refer it to me, and I will hear it.'
And in avarice, they will negotiate about you with false words. Their judgment, in the near future, is not delayed, and their perdition does not sleep.