Proverbs 27:7
The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
KJV
Anima saturata calcabit favum, et anima esuriens etiam amarum pro dulci sumet.
Vulgate
ψυχὴ ἐν πλησμονῇ οὖσα κηρίοις ἐμπαίζει, ψυχῇ δὲ ἐν ἐνδεεῖ καὶ τὰ πικρὰ γλυκέα φαίνεται.
LXX
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
ASV
נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה תָּב֣וּס נֹ֑פֶת וְ/נֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה כָּל מַ֥ר מָתֽוֹק
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
י
y
noun · 752×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶת
mtbvsst
verb · 10×
מַר
mr
verb · 39×
מָת֥וֹק
mtvq
adjective · 12×
נֹ֣פֶת
npt
noun · 5×
רָעֵ֣ב
r'b
adjective · 20×
שְׂבַ֥ע
shb'
adjective · 10×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Luke 15:16 — And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
- Num 11:18 — And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us i
- Num 21:5 — And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth thi