7The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 27:7
Faithful Friendship, Honest Rebuke, Guarded Praise, Wise Stewardship, and the Testing of the Heart
The chapter moves from humility before tomorrow and restraint in praise, to anger, jealousy, rebuke, and friendship, to appetite and neighborly loyalty, to prudence, surety, and speech timing, to relational sharpening and service, to the heart's reflection and testing by praise, and finally to careful stewardship of flocks, fields, and household provision.
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Verse 7
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The soulנֶ֣פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularthat is fullשְׂ֭בֵעָהH7649Adjective - feminine singularloathesתָּב֣וּסH947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularhoneyנֹ֑פֶתH5317Noun - masculine singularbut to a hungryרְ֝עֵבָ֗הH7457Adjective - feminine singularsoulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁH5315Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularanyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructbitter thingמַ֥רH4751Adjective - masculine singularis sweetמָתֽוֹק׃H4966Adjective - masculine singular