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Proverbs 27:7 — King James Version← Study notes

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.


Proverbs 27:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 27:79 words
HebrewMeaning
נֶ֣פֶשׁnepeš
an appetitenounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
שְׂ֭בֵעָהśəbēʿāh
satisfiedadjH7649
satisfied
תָּב֣וּסtābws
it treads downverbH947
tread (down · under ) · be polluted
נֹ֑פֶתnōpet
honeynounH5317
וְ/נֶ֥פֶשׁwənepeš
and an appetiteconjH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
רְ֝עֵבָ֗הrəʿēbāh
hungryadjH7457
hungry
כָּלkāl
everynounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
מַ֥רmar
bitter thingadjH4751
angry · -ness) · chafed · discontented ···
מָתֽוֹקmātwōq
is sweetadjH4966
-ness)
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Jonas ErikssonNote1mo ago
Hope in suffering - Proverbs 27
I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circu...
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