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 satisfied person despises honey, But to a hungry person any bitter thing is sweet. 8Like a bird that wanders from its nest, So is a person who wanders from his home. 9Oil and perfume make the heart glad, And a person’s advice is sweet to his friend.

Proverbs 27:7 word by word

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

• A satisfiedשָׂבֵעַώâbêa‛ · satedH7649
• personנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• despisesבּוּסbûs · to trampleH947
• honeyנֹ֫פֶתnôpheth · honeyH5317
• But to a hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
• anyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• bitterמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751
• is sweetמָתוֹקmâthôq mâthûq · sweetH4966

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:7

• Numbers 11:4Now the rabble who were among them had greedy cravings; and the sons of Israel also wept again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?
• Numbers 21:5So the people spoke against God and Moses: “Why have you brought us up from Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we are disgusted with this miserable food.”
• Job 6:7My soul refuses to touch them; They are like loathsome food to me.
• Luke 15:16And he longed to have his fill of the carob pods that the pigs were eating, and no one was giving him anything.
• John 6:9“There is a boy 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