Proverbs 27:7

Proverbs 27:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
• New International Version (NIV)One who is full loathes honey from the comb, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)One who is full loathes honey, but to one who is hungry everything bitter is sweet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, But to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Context of Proverbs 27:7

5Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy. A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. 8Like a bird that wanders from her nest, So is a man who wanders from his home. 9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.

Proverbs 27:7 word by word

נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה תָּב֣וּס נֹ֑פֶת וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה כָּל־מַ֥ר מָתֽוֹק׃Read the interlinear

• A satedשָׂבֵעַώâbêa‛ · satedH7649
• manנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• loathesבּוּסbûs · to trampleH947
• honeyנֹ֫פֶתnôpheth · honeyH5317
• But to a famishedרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
• anyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• bitterמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751
• is sweetמָתוֹקmâthôq mâthûq · sweetH4966

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:7

• Numbers 11:4The rabble who were among them had greedy desires; and also the sons of Israel wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?
• Numbers 21:5The people spoke against God and Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this miserable food.”
• Job 6:7My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me.
• Luke 15:16And he would have gladly filled his stomach with the pods that the swine were eating, and no one was giving anything to him.
• John 6:9“There is a lad here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?”

Commentaries on Proverbs 27:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The special instance covers the general law, that indulgence in pleasure of any kind brings on satiety and weariness, but self-restraint multiplies the sources of enjoyment.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7Verse 7 The poor have a better relish of their enjoyments, and are often more thankful for them, than the rich. In like manner the proud and self-sufficient disdain the gospel; but those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, find comfort from the meanest book or sermon that testifies of Christ Jesus.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Even the best teaching (honey) will be ignored if given at the wrong time. The key to real learning is the student's willingness to learn.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. The luxury of wealth confers less happiness than the healthy appetite of labor.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 27:7

• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

• Answer
• Boast
• Bray
• Contentious
• Look
• Soul
• Wrath
• Bitter; Bitterness
• Hezekiah (2)
• Proverbs, the Book of

Commentaries on Proverbs 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings