Proverbs 27:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. | The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet. | The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| an appetite | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | NE-fesh | H5315J | soulנֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain |
| satisfied | שְׂ֭בֵעָה | SE-ve-'ah | H7649 | satedשָׂבֵעַ (sa.ve.a) 1) sated, satisfied, surfeited 1a) sated, abounding, satisfied 1b) surfeited (bad sense) |
| it treads down | תָּב֣וּס | ta-VUS | H0947 | to trampleבּוּס (bus) 1) to tread down, reject, trample down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tread down, trample (of warriors) 1a2) of rejection (fig.) 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to tread down (in bad sense) 1b2) to desecrate 1c) (Hithpolel) 1c1) to tread 1c2) to kick out 1c2a) of infants' blind movements 1c2b) of Jerusalem (fig.) 1d) (Hophal) to be trodden down |
| honey | נֹ֑פֶת | NO-fet | H5317 | honeyנֹ֫פֶת (no.phet) flowing honey, honey from the comb, a dropping down, honey, honeycomb |
| and an appetite | וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ | ve-NE-fesh | H5315J | soulנֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) uncertain 1h) activity of the will 1h1) uncertain 1i) activity of the character 1i1) uncertain |
| hungry | רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה | re-'e-VAH | H7457 | hungryרָעֵב (ra.ev) 1) hungry 1a) hungry 1b) hungry man (subst) 1c) of failing strength (fig) |
| every | כָּל־ | kol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| bitter [thing] | מַ֥ר | mar | H4751 | bitterמַר (mar) adj 1) bitter, bitterness 1a) of water or food 1b) of harlot's end, end of wickedness, cry (fig.) 1c) of pain (subst) adv 2) bitterly |
| [is] sweet | מָתֽוֹק׃ | ma-TOK | H4966 | sweetמָתוֹק (ma.toq) adj 1) sweet n m 2) sweetness, pleasant (thing) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.