Proverbs Chapter 27 verse 7 Holy Bible
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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The full man has no use for honey, but to the man in need of food every bitter thing is sweet.
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The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
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A full soul loathes a honeycomb; But to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.
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A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a hungry soul every bitter thing `is' sweet.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 7. - The full soul loatheth an honeycomb. For "loathes" the Hebrew is literally "treads upon," "tramples underfoot," which is the expression of the greatest disgust and contempt; or it may mean that the well-fed man will not stoop to pick up the comb which may have dropped in his path from some tree or rock. But whichever way we take it, the same truth is told - Self-restraint increases enjoyment; over-iudulgence produces satiety, fatigue, and indolence. Horace, 'Sat.,' 2:2, 38 - "Jejunus raro stomachus vulgaria temnit." But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. So the prodigal in the parable would fain fill himself with the husks which the swine did eat. So we say, "Hunger is the best sauce;" the Germans, "Hunger makes raw beans sweet;" and the Portuguese. "Brackish water is sweet in a dry land."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(7) The full soul loatheth an honeycomb.--So the moderate use of the good things of this life increases our enjoyment of them. But in spiritual things, the less we content ourselves with, the less hunger we feel, and less enjoyment do we derive from them.
