Proverbs 27:7
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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מַר
bitter thing
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מַר
bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly
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שָׂבֵעַ
satisfied
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שָׂבֵעַ
satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable sense)
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נֹפֶת
honey
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נֹפֶת
a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)
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רָעֵב
hungry
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רָעֵב
hungry (more or less intensely)
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מָתוֹק
is sweet
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מָתוֹק
sweet
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