Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 28:21
21. To have respect of persons Literally, to know faces. For a piece of bread That is, for the smallest bribe. While this proverb has special application to magistrates, it is also applicable to others. Compare Ezekiel 13:19. Cato said of M. Caelius: “With a crust of bread he can be hired either to speak or to keep silent.” Comp. Pro 6:26 ; 1 Samuel 2:36. The Septuagint varies in the first clause: “He that reverences not the person of the just is not good.” read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 28:20
20. A faithful man Trusty. Literally, a man of fidelities. But he that maketh haste to be rich Is unduly urgent, and hence open to temptation: cupidity oftentimes leads to fraud and occasionally to violence. Not be innocent Not be held innocent, but be punished. Compare Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 20:21; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 23:4; 1 Timothy 6:9. read more