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Proverbs 27:7
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Proverbs 27:7 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 27:7 in other translations
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
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In context
4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
5 Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.
7 The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
8 As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
9 Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
10 Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
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