Proverbs
Proverbs 27:7
7The soul that is full loathes honey,
but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The soul | נֶ֣פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| that is full | שְׂ֭בֵעָה | śə·b̲ē·ʿāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7649 sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| loathes | תָּב֣וּס | tā·ḇūs | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H947 tread down, trample |
| honey | נֹ֑פֶת | nō·p̄eṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H5317 flowing honey, honey from the comb |
| but to a hungry | רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה | rə·‘ê·ḇāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7457 hungry |
| soul | וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ | wə·ne·p̄eš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| any | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| bitter thing | מַ֥ר | mar | Adjective - masculine singular | H4751 bitter, bitterness |
| is sweet | מָתֽוֹק׃ | mā·ṯō·wq | Adjective - masculine singular | H4966 sweet |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 15:16–17 · Numbers 21:5 · Numbers 11:18–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.