Proverbs 27:7 · KJV
“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. {loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot}”
— Proverbs 27:7
Faithful {are} the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy {are} deceitful. {deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent}
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so {is} a man that wandereth from his place.
Proverbs 27 — Context
Open rebuke {is} better than secret love.
6Faithful {are} the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy {are} deceitful. {deceitful: or, earnest, or, frequent}
7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. {loatheth: Heb. treadeth under foot}
8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so {is} a man that wandereth from his place.
9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so {doth} the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. {by...: Heb. from the counsel of the soul}
Cross References
Luke 15:16-17
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
Numbers 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 this light bread.
Numbers 11:18-20
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 in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
Numbers 11:4-9
And the mixt multitude that {was} among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? {fell...: Heb. lusted a lust} {wept...: Heb. returned and wept}
John 6:9
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
Job 6:7
The things {that} my soul refused to touch {are} as my sorrowful meat.