Proverbs 27:7

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

A satiated soul treadeth down a honeycomb, And `to' a hungry soul every bitter thing `is' sweet.

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  • Num 11:4-9 : 4 And the rabble who `are' in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, `Who doth give us flesh? 5 We have remembered the fish which we do eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick; 6 and now our soul `is' dry, there is not anything, save the manna, before our eyes.' 7 And the manna is as coriander seed, and its aspect as the aspect of bdolach; 8 the people have turned aside and gathered `it', and ground `it' with millstones, or beat `it' in a mortar, and boiled `it' in a pan, and made it cakes, and its taste hath been as the taste of the moisture of oil. 9 And in the descending of the dew on the camp by night, the manna descendeth upon it.
  • Num 11:18-20 : 18 `And unto the people thou dost say, Sanctify yourselves for to-morrow, and ye have eaten flesh (for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who doth give us flesh? for we `had' good in Egypt) -- and Jehovah hath given to you flesh, and ye have eaten. 19 Ye do not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days; -- 20 unto a month of days, till that it come out from your nostrils, and it hath become to you an abomination; because that ye have loathed Jehovah, who `is' in your midst, and weep before Him, saying, Why is this? -- we have come out of Egypt!'
  • Num 21:5 : 5 and the people speak against God, and against Moses, `Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.'
  • Job 6:7 : 7 My soul is refusing to touch! They `are' as my sickening food.
  • Luke 15:16-17 : 16 and he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him. 17 `And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!
  • John 6:9 : 9 `There is one little lad here who hath five barley loaves, and two fishes, but these -- what are they to so many?'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 25:16-17
    2 verses
    78%

    16Honey thou hast found -- eat thy sufficiency, Lest thou be satiated `with' it, and hast vomited it.

    17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, Lest he be satiated `with' thee, and have hated thee.

  • Prov 27:6
    77%

    6Faithful are the wounds of a lover, And abundant the kisses of an enemy.

  • Prov 24:13
    76%

    13Eat my son, honey that `is' good, And the honeycomb -- sweet to thy palate.

  • Job 33:20
    75%

    20And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.

  • Job 6:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6Eaten is an insipid thing without salt? Is there sense in the drivel of dreams?

    7My soul is refusing to touch! They `are' as my sickening food.

  • Prov 20:17
    74%

    17Sweet to a man `is' the bread of falsehood, And afterwards is his mouth filled `with' gravel.

  • Prov 9:17
    74%

    17`Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.'

  • Prov 13:25
    73%

    25The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

  • Ps 107:9
    73%

    9For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled `with' goodness.

  • Job 21:25
    73%

    25And this `one' dieth with a bitter soul, And have not eaten with gladness.

  • Ps 119:103
    72%

    103How sweet to my palate hath been Thy saying, Above honey to my mouth.

  • Prov 16:24
    72%

    24Sayings of pleasantness `are' a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

  • Prov 23:6-8
    3 verses
    72%

    6Eat not the bread of an evil eye, And have no desire to his dainties,

    7For as he hath thought in his soul, so `is' he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart `is' not with thee.

    8Thy morsel thou hast eaten thou dost vomit up, And hast marred thy words that `are' sweet.

  • Eccl 6:7
    72%

    7All the labour of man `is' for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.

  • Ps 19:10
    71%

    10They are more desirable than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; and sweeter than honey, Even liquid honey of the comb.

  • Ps 107:5
    71%

    5Hungry -- yea -- thirsty, Their soul in them becometh feeble,

  • Prov 25:27
    70%

    27The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.

  • Ps 107:18
    70%

    18All food doth their soul abominate, And they come nigh unto the gates of death,

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

    30They do not despise the thief, When he stealeth to fill his soul when he is hungry,

  • Prov 13:19
    70%

    19A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools `is': Turn from evil.

  • Prov 13:2
    70%

    2From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence.

  • Prov 27:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8As a bird wandering from her nest, So `is' a man wandering from his place.

    9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.

  • Jer 31:25
    70%

    25For I have satiated the weary soul, And every grieved soul I have filled.'

  • Rev 10:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9and I went away unto the messenger, saying to him, `Give me the little scroll;' and he saith to me, `Take, 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 scroll out of the hand of the messenger, and did eat it up, and it was in my mouth as honey -- sweet, and when I did eat it -- my belly was made bitter;

  • Job 20:12
    70%

    12Though he doth sweeten evil in his mouth, Doth hide it under his tongue,

  • Lam 3:15
    70%

    15He hath filled me with bitter things, He hath filled me `with' wormwood.

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

    25And all `they of' the land have come into a forest, and there is honey on the face of the field;

    26and the people come in unto the forest, and lo, the honey dropped, and none is moving his hand unto his mouth, for the people feared the oath.

  • 1 Sam 14:29
    69%

    29And Jonathan saith, `My father hath troubled the land; see, I pray you, that mine eyes have become bright because I tasted a little of this honey.

  • Job 20:14
    69%

    14His food in his bowels is turned, The bitterness of asps `is' in his heart.

  • Prov 23:3
    69%

    3Have no desire to his dainties, seeing it `is' lying food.

  • 1 Sam 2:5
    69%

    5The satiated for bread hired themselves, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren hath borne seven, And she abounding with sons hath languished.

  • Prov 27:20
    69%

    20Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, And the eyes of man are not satisfied.

  • Prov 18:20
    69%

    20From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, `From the' increase of his lips he is satisfied.

  • Prov 15:17
    68%

    17Better `is' an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.

  • Isa 7:15
    68%

    15Butter and honey he doth eat, When he knoweth to refuse evil, and to fix on good.

  • Job 34:3
    68%

    3For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.

  • 2 Sam 17:29
    68%

    29and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, have brought nigh for David, and for the people who `are' with him to eat, for they said, `Thy people `is' 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 hath come to pass, From the abundance of the yielding of milk he eateth butter, For butter and honey doth every one eat Who is left in the heart of the land.

  • Num 11:6
    67%

    6and now our soul `is' dry, there is not anything, save the manna, before our eyes.'

  • Prov 5:4
    67%

    4And her latter end `is' bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a sword `with' mouths.

  • Job 12:11
    67%

    11Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?

  • Job 20:17
    67%

    17He looketh not on rivulets, Flowing of brooks of honey and butter.