7 The 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 soul נֶ֣פֶשׁ H5315 Noun - feminine singular that is full שְׂ֭בֵעָה H7649 Adjective - feminine singular loathes תָּב֣וּס H947 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular honey נֹ֑פֶת H5317 Noun - masculine singular but to a hungry רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה H7457 Adjective - feminine singular soul וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ H5315 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular any כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct bitter thing מַ֥ר H4751 Adjective - masculine singular is sweet מָתֽוֹק׃ H4966 Adjective - masculine singular