Proverbs 27:7

American Standard Version (1901)

The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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  • Num 11:4-9 : 4 And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: 6 but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon. 7 And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium. 8 The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil. 9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
  • Num 11:18-20 : 18 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat. 19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days, 20 but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
  • Num 21:5 : 5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
  • Job 6:7 : 7 My soul refuseth to touch [them] ; They are as loathsome food to me.
  • Luke 15:16-17 : 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 17 But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!
  • John 6:9 : 9 There is a lad here, who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes: but what are these among so many?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 25:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.

    17Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor's house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

  • Prov 27:6
    77%

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are profuse.

  • Prov 24:13
    76%

    13My son, eat thou honey, for it is good; And the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste:

  • Job 33:20
    75%

    20So that his life abhorreth bread, And his soul dainty food.

  • Job 6:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

    7My soul refuseth to touch [them] ; They are as loathsome food to me.

  • Prov 20:17
    74%

    17Bread of falsehood is sweet to a man; But afterwards his mouth shall be filled with gravel.

  • Prov 9:17
    74%

    17Stolen waters are sweet, And bread [eaten] in secret is pleasant.

  • Prov 13:25
    73%

    25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.

  • Ps 107:9
    73%

    9For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.

  • Job 21:25
    73%

    25And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good.

  • Ps 119:103
    72%

    103How sweet are thy words unto my taste! [Yea, sweeter] than honey to my mouth!

  • Prov 16:24
    72%

    24Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

  • Prov 23:6-8
    3 verses
    72%

    6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:

    7For as he thinketh within himself, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; But his heart is not with thee.

    8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, And lose thy sweet words.

  • Eccl 6:7
    72%

    7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

  • Ps 19:10
    71%

    10More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb.

  • Ps 107:5
    71%

    5Hungry and thirsty, Their soul fainted in them.

  • Prov 25:27
    70%

    27It is not good to eat much honey: So [for men] to search out their own glory is grievous.

  • Ps 107:18
    70%

    18Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; And they draw near unto the gates of death.

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

    30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

  • Prov 13:19
    70%

    19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

  • Prov 13:2
    70%

    2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.

  • Prov 27:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.

    9Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend [that cometh] of hearty counsel.

  • Jer 31:25
    70%

    25For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I replenished.

  • Rev 10:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9And I went unto the angel, saying unto him that he should give me the little book. And he saith unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but in thy mouth it shall be sweet as honey.

    10And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and when I had eaten it, my belly was made bitter.

  • Job 20:12
    70%

    12Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, Though he hide it under his tongue,

  • Lam 3:15
    70%

    15He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath sated me with wormwood.

  • 1 Sam 14:25-26
    2 verses
    69%

    25And all the people came into the forest; and there was honey upon the ground.

    26And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

  • 1 Sam 14:29
    69%

    29Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.

  • Job 20:14
    69%

    14Yet his food in his bowels is turned, It is the gall of asps within him.

  • Prov 23:3
    69%

    3Be not desirous of his dainties; Seeing they are deceitful food.

  • 1 Sam 2:5
    69%

    5They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry have ceased [to hunger] : Yea, the barren hath borne seven; And she that hath many children languisheth. [

  • Prov 27:20
    69%

    20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; And the eyes of man are never satisfied.

  • Prov 18:20
    69%

    20A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.

  • Prov 15:17
    68%

    17Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

  • Isa 7:15
    68%

    15Butter and honey shall he eat, when he knoweth to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

  • Job 34:3
    68%

    3For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.

  • 2 Sam 17:29
    68%

    29and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

  • Rom 3:14
    68%

    14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

  • Isa 7:22
    68%

    22and it shall come to pass, that because of the abundance of milk which they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the midst of the land.

  • Num 11:6
    67%

    6but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon.

  • Prov 5:4
    67%

    4But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

  • Job 12:11
    67%

    11Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?

  • Job 20:17
    67%

    17He shall not look upon the rivers, The flowing streams of honey and butter.