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Proverbs 27:7

The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

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נֶ֣פֶשׁnefeshcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “creature”, the ordinary formH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…שְׂ֭בֵעָהseveahfullשָׂבֵעַadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “full”, the ordinary formH7649satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable sense)full (of), satisfied (with).תָּב֣וּסtavusloathבּוּסverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “loath”, an unfinished actionH947to trample (literally or figuratively)loath, tread (down, under (foot)), be polluted.נֹ֑פֶתnofethoneycombנֹפֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “honeycomb”, the ordinary formH5317a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb)honeycomb.וְנֶ֥פֶשׁvenefeshand creatureנֶפֶשׁconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and creature”, the ordinary formH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…רְ֝עֵבָ֗הreevahhungryרָעֵבadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “hungry”, the ordinary formH7457hungry (more or less intensely)hunger bitten, hungry.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מַ֥רmarbitterמַרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “bitter”, the ordinary formH4751bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly[phrase] angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, [idiom] great, heavy.מָתֽוֹקmatoqsweetמָתוֹקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “sweet”, the ordinary formH4966sweetsweet(-er, -ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

Darby Translation

The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

Douay-Rheims

A soul that is full shall tread upon the honeycomb: and a soul that is hungry shall take even bitter for sweet.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A full soul scorns honeycombs; but to a hungry soul even bitter things appear sweet.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ψυχὴ ἐν πλησμονῇ οὖσα κηρίοις ἐμπαίζει, ψυχῇ δὲ ἐνδεεῖ καὶ τὰ πικρὰ γλυκέα φαίνεται.