NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon The fullsabea` (saw-bay'-ah) satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable sense) -- full (of), satisfied (with). soul nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) loatheth buwc (boos) to trample -- loath, tread (down, under (foot), be polluted. an honeycomb nopheth (no'-feth) a dripping i.e. of honey (from the comb) -- honeycomb. but to the hungry ra`eb (raw-abe') hungry (more or less intensely) -- hunger bitten, hungry. soul nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) every bitter thing mar (mar) bitter; also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly -- + angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, great, heavy. is sweet mathowq (maw-thoke') sweet -- sweet(-er, -ness). Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible A sated man loathes honey, But to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. King James Bible The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Holman Christian Standard Bible A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb, but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet. International Standard Version The person who is full spurns honey, but to a hungry person even the bitter seems sweet. NET Bible The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The soul that is full treads on honeycombs, and even bitter things are sweet to the hungry soul. GOD'S WORD® Translation One who is full despises honey, but to one who is hungry, even bitter food tastes sweet. King James 2000 Bible The full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. Links Proverbs 27:7Proverbs 27:7 NIV Proverbs 27:7 NLT Proverbs 27:7 ESV Proverbs 27:7 NASB Proverbs 27:7 KJV |